diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 1e806bb1bd1..93aab5eed53 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -4953,8 +4953,7 @@ let
     fetchurl = fetchurlBoot;
   };
 
-  # Make perl522 the default once gnulib is updated to support it.
-  perl = perl520;
+  perl = perl522;
 
   php = php56;