diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
index 9145eb56a5f..bd77ac1d55b 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
@@ -2184,6 +2184,12 @@ let self = _self // overrides; _self = with self; {
       description = "Clipboard - Copy and Paste with any OS";
       license = with stdenv.lib.licenses; [ artistic1 gpl1Plus ];
     };
+    propagatedBuildInputs = stdenv.lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin MacPasteboard;
+    # Disable test on darwin because MacPasteboard fails when not logged in interactively.
+    # Mac OS error -4960 (coreFoundationUnknownErr): The unknown error at lib/Clipboard/MacPasteboard.pm line 3.
+    # Mac-Pasteboard-0.009.readme: 'NOTE that Mac OS X appears to restrict pasteboard access to processes that are logged in interactively.
+    #     Ssh sessions and cron jobs can not create the requisite pasteboard handles, giving coreFoundationUnknownErr (-4960)'
+    doCheck = !stdenv.isDarwin;
   };