diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
index c68e15aeb96..37464458791 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
@@ -12482,7 +12482,8 @@ let
       export PERL_MB_OPT="--install_base=$out --prefix=$out"
       substituteInPlace Po4aBuilder.pm --replace "\$self->install_sets(\$self->installdirs)->{'bindoc'}" "'$out/share/man/man1'"
     '';
-    buildPhase = "perl Build.PL --install_base=$out; ./Build build";
+
+    buildPhase = "perl Build.PL --install_base=$out --install_path=\"lib=$out/${perl.libPrefix}\"; ./Build build";
     installPhase = "./Build install";
     checkPhase = ''
       export SGML_CATALOG_FILES=${pkgs.docbook_sgml_dtd_41}/sgml/dtd/docbook-4.1/docbook.cat