diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
index 0e5dde02a1d7..abf24391802d 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
@@ -8011,7 +8011,7 @@ let
       sha256 = "0nlgdzy40q26z8qhwngsd461glyai8dpwaccyhiljmrkaqwdjxz2";
     };
     # Do not abort cross-compilation on failure to load native JSON module into host perl
-    preConfigure = ''
+    preConfigure = stdenv.lib.optionalString (stdenv.buildPlatform != stdenv.hostPlatform) ''
       substituteInPlace Makefile.PL --replace "exit 0;" ""
     '';
     buildInputs = [ TestPod ];