diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
index 8d3e01c8e9ce..05530a866ca4 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ let
   _self = with self; {
 
   inherit perl;
+  perlPackages = self;
 
   callPackage = pkgs.newScope self;