diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/perl/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/perl/default.nix
index d9158ad55ab..1a92f3aa007 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/perl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/perl/default.nix
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ let
 
 in rec {
 
-  perl = perl520;
+  perl = perl522;
 
   perl520 = common {
     version = "5.20.3";