diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/perl/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/perl/default.nix
index e4aa7db3e28..5654aefe5d2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/perl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/perl/default.nix
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ let
         ./no-sys-dirs.patch
       ]
       ++ optional stdenv.isSunOS ./ld-shared.patch
-      ++ optional stdenv.isDarwin [ ./cpp-precomp.patch ./sw_vers.patch ];
+      ++ optional stdenv.isDarwin ./cpp-precomp.patch
+      ++ optional (stdenv.isDarwin && versionAtLeast version "5.24") ./sw_vers.patch;
 
     postPatch = ''
       pwd="$(type -P pwd)"