diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
index 05fe5a50b4e..f5f383aed43 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
@@ -13410,7 +13410,7 @@ let self = _self // overrides; _self = with self; {
       maintainers = with maintainers; [ ];
       platforms   = stdenv.lib.platforms.unix;
     };
-    doCheck = false;
+    doCheck = false; /* creates files in HOME */
   };
 
   RTClientREST = buildPerlPackage {