diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/texinfo/common.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/texinfo/common.nix
index c6877ed4d1a1..391179e2eb3f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/texinfo/common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/texinfo/common.nix
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     inherit sha256;
   };
 
-  # TODO: fix on mass rebuild
-  ${if interactive then "patches" else null} = optional (version == "6.5") ./perl.patch;
+  patches = optional (version == "6.5") ./perl.patch;
 
   # We need a native compiler to build perl XS extensions
   # when cross-compiling.