diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
index fce2bd80d072..8e5617344b42 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
@@ -12858,7 +12858,10 @@ let
       url = "mirror://cpan/authors/id/O/OA/OALDERS/libwww-perl-6.67.tar.gz";
       sha256 = "sha256-lu7ECj/QqhvYNBF75eshxDj3MJTYYaGn5XdPCxImtyM=";
     };
-    propagatedBuildInputs = [ FileListing HTMLParser HTTPCookies HTTPNegotiate NetHTTP TryTiny WWWRobotRules ];
+    propagatedBuildInputs = [ FileListing HTMLParser HTTPCookies HTTPNegotiate NetHTTP TryTiny WWWRobotRules ]
+                            # [22.05]: Propagate HTTPDaemon for non-cross builds
+                            # to avoid changing behaviour from version 6.49
+                            ++ lib.optionals (stdenv.buildPlatform == stdenv.hostPlatform) [ HTTPDaemon ];
     # support cross-compilation by avoiding using `has_module` which does not work in miniperl (it requires B native module)
     postPatch = lib.optionalString (stdenv.buildPlatform != stdenv.hostPlatform) ''
       substituteInPlace Makefile.PL --replace 'if has_module' 'if 0; #'