diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
index 6bf58f5db28..14ac1ca2e2c 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
@@ -9650,11 +9650,12 @@ let
       sha256 = "004ly9xxjlsbrr2vhxsa1n84z3034gxrzr7z0wl45szd8v1v6qwh";
     };
     buildInputs = [ CaptureTiny CwdGuard FileCopyRecursiveReduced ];
+    propagatedBuildInputs = [ DevelCheckCompiler ];
+    perlPreHook = "export LD=$CC";
     meta = {
       description = "A Module::Build class for building XS modules";
       license = with stdenv.lib.licenses; [ artistic1 gpl1Plus ];
     };
-    propagatedBuildInputs = [ DevelCheckCompiler ];
   };
 
   ModuleCPANTSAnalyse = buildPerlPackage rec {