diff --git a/pkgs/development/perl-modules/generic/builder.sh b/pkgs/development/perl-modules/generic/builder.sh
index 937dad971b8..b833ceb3cab 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/perl-modules/generic/builder.sh
+++ b/pkgs/development/perl-modules/generic/builder.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ preConfigure() {
         fi
     done
 
-    perl Makefile.PL PREFIX=$out INSTALLDIRS=site $makeMakerFlags PERL=$(type -P perl) FULLPERL=$perl/bin/perl
+    perl Makefile.PL PREFIX=$out INSTALLDIRS=site $makeMakerFlags PERL=$(type -P perl) FULLPERL=\"$perl/bin/perl\"
 }