diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
index 06ef08b0e6c6..fc7169e81048 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
@@ -39070,11 +39070,12 @@ with self;
 
   YAMLSyck = buildPerlPackage {
     pname = "YAML-Syck";
-    version = "1.34";
+    version = "1.36";
     src = fetchurl {
-      url = "mirror://cpan/authors/id/T/TO/TODDR/YAML-Syck-1.34.tar.gz";
-      hash = "sha256-zJFWzK69p5jr/i8xthnoBld/hg7RcEJi8X/608bjQVk=";
+      url = "mirror://cpan/authors/id/T/TO/TODDR/YAML-Syck-1.36.tar.gz";
+      hash = "sha256-Tc2dmzsM48ZaL/K5tMb/+LZJ/fJDv9fhiJVDvs25GlI=";
     };
+    env.NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-std=gnu11";
     meta = {
       description = "Fast, lightweight YAML loader and dumper";
       homepage = "https://github.com/toddr/YAML-Syck";