diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/perl/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/perl/default.nix
index 9b1b4d612196..54769a03b7b6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/perl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/perl/default.nix
@@ -123,6 +123,9 @@ let
         sed -i 's,\(libswanted.*\)pthread,\1,g' Configure
       '';
 
+    # Default perl does not support --host= & co.
+    configurePlatforms = [];
+
     setupHook = ./setup-hook.sh;
 
     passthru = rec {