diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
index 18e50ffdfa4..ea0fd0c59c6 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
@@ -4745,7 +4745,7 @@ let self = _self // overrides; _self = with self; {
       homepage = http://search.cpan.org/perldoc?CPAN::Meta::Spec;
       description = "System() and background procs w/ piping, redirs, ptys (Unix, Win32)";
       license = with stdenv.lib.licenses; [ artistic1 gpl1Plus ];
-      platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
+      platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux ++ stdenv.lib.platforms.darwin;
     };
   };
 
@@ -4958,7 +4958,7 @@ let self = _self // overrides; _self = with self; {
     propagatedBuildInputs = [ CommonSense ];
     meta = {
       homepage = http://search.cpan.org/perldoc?CPAN::Meta::Spec;
-      platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
+      platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux ++ stdenv.lib.platforms.darwin;
     };
   };