diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
index b6c55f18921..6506a17da97 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
@@ -681,6 +681,7 @@ let self = _self // overrides; _self = with self; {
       description = "Perl compiler";
       license = with stdenv.lib.licenses; [ artistic1 gpl1Plus ];
     };
+    doCheck = false;
   };
 
   BFlags = buildPerlPackage rec {