diff --git a/srcpkgs/perl/template b/srcpkgs/perl/template
index b4cb1953cf3..3f897f995e7 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/perl/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/perl/template
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ distfiles="https://www.cpan.org/src/5.0/perl-${version}.tar.gz
 checksum="e26085af8ac396f62add8a533c3a0ea8c8497d836f0689347ac5abd7b7a4e00a
  be9d9f9f7148edff7a2f9695ba3cb7e3975eff6b25a9a81dd311725fd757aa91"
 
+skip_extraction=perl-cross-${_perl_cross_version}.tar.gz
+
 # Before updating this package to a new major version, run ${FILESDIR}/provides.pl
 # against ${wrksrc} to find the list of built in packages.
 
@@ -142,7 +144,9 @@ for f in ${provides}; do
 done
 
 post_extract() {
-	cp -a ../perl-cross-${_perl_cross_version}/* .
+	local TAR=$(command -v bsdtar || command -v tar)
+	$TAR --strip-components=1 -xf \
+		${XBPS_SRCDISTDIR}/${pkgname}-${version}/perl-cross-$_perl_cross_version.tar.gz
 
 	[ -n "${SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH}" ] && touch -h -d @$SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH patchlevel.h
 }