diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
index fe6e513dec9d..31399388fcad 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
@@ -5772,6 +5772,7 @@ let self = _self // overrides; _self = with self; {
     meta = {
       description = "Extensions and convenience methods to manage background processes";
       license = with stdenv.lib.licenses; [ artistic1 gpl1Plus ];
+      platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
     };
   };