diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 8d76a8c11f0f..958a428e196e 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -8738,7 +8738,7 @@ let
 
   buildPerlPackage = import ../development/perl-modules/generic perl;
 
-  perlPackages = recurseIntoAttrs (import ./perl-packages.nix {
+  perlPackages = recurseIntoAttrs (callPackage ./perl-packages.nix {
     inherit pkgs;
     overrides = (config.perlPackageOverrides or (p: {})) pkgs;
   });