diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
index e9ff3859ecb..b95348651b4 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
@@ -8862,6 +8862,11 @@ let
       sha256 = "0d8v48y94z8maxkmw1rv7v9m0jg2dc8xbp581njb6yhr7abwqdv3";
     };
 
+    nativeBuildInputs = stdenv.lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin shortenPerlShebang;
+    postInstall = stdenv.lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin ''
+      shortenPerlShebang $out/bin/exiftool
+    '';
+
     meta = with stdenv.lib; {
       description = "A tool to read, write and edit EXIF meta information";
       homepage = https://www.sno.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/;