diff --git a/main/perl/APKBUILD b/main/perl/APKBUILD
index 3fa0fd7cdc7..90e7fef3d04 100644
--- a/main/perl/APKBUILD
+++ b/main/perl/APKBUILD
@@ -13,9 +13,10 @@ makedepends="bzip2-dev zlib-dev"
 subpackages="$pkgname-doc $pkgname-dev $pkgname-utils::noarch miniperl"
 source="https://www.cpan.org/src/5.0/perl-$pkgver.tar.xz
 	digest-sha-cflags.patch
+	dont-write-packlist.patch
 	musl-skip-dst-test.patch
-	skip-test-due-to-busybox-ps.patch
 	musl-stack-size.patch
+	skip-test-due-to-busybox-ps.patch
 	"
 # creates empty usr/local/{lib,share} for local sitedirs
 options="!fhs"
@@ -118,7 +119,13 @@ check() {
 }
 
 package() {
-	make DESTDIR="$pkgdir" install
+	make DESTDIR="$pkgdir" install.perl
+
+	if subpackages_has "$pkgname-doc"; then
+		make install.man \
+			DESTDIR="$pkgdir" \
+			INSTALLFLAGS="--man3ext=3pm"
+	fi
 
 	# omit global flto afterward
 	# perl saves compile-time cflags and applies them to every future build
@@ -133,10 +140,6 @@ package() {
 
 	install -Dm755 miniperl \
 		-t "$pkgdir"/usr/bin/
-
-	# delete files starting with a dot,
-	# but really just usr/lib/perl5/core_perl/.packlist
-	find "$pkgdir" -name '.*' -delete
 }
 
 miniperl() {
@@ -190,7 +193,8 @@ utils() {
 sha512sums="
 a2fb1a24c6367b4043f4e929b2d74fc3bad1415e53b791ed1f219f1701064ae21b2bd3164ba95fcf24eaf458bd54433024ccae43725c0bb82a1ec6a98dc7052d  perl-5.40.0.tar.xz
 59afa4c166e4808d355e19cd70748540ffce9da5c6919c71648be7678de328409f9121ddea33415add73fc01a22e95ed9d9629f31b8ba20b3bbfc04dab926c63  digest-sha-cflags.patch
+abae709290306a8fbc96b604b9b38fc09a46ae178f3e77944813f1b46c78e2e3654e5c3b3a6aca96684a2d1061e2871376d508fbe82604864055309156b4d0d8  dont-write-packlist.patch
 3eaec691bc38e208ba4f34130ae45e50b6c339fa50093d0b0f6d7f24cb5b7c2a3734ca714a279c4b51173f82e46a8e7a3e70bfc7d7471a18c55a2102140e4186  musl-skip-dst-test.patch
-ba9cb1ff4a6e8e4c31bf4ef132c071ac919ffe45842cf5e98c8ca72d78ef4803883b57a0e7b8037da0079561a6ce9e6bd8d127892ac1bcb047638cb3ba3157f6  skip-test-due-to-busybox-ps.patch
 c004d6612ec754e5947255a2e2d15b5581f187c32495aeeec9f4fa286919bd9f40c72b63db61e3f4004b09288af2063a6a14b67e5c289e9a8b23ebd7c216e16f  musl-stack-size.patch
+ba9cb1ff4a6e8e4c31bf4ef132c071ac919ffe45842cf5e98c8ca72d78ef4803883b57a0e7b8037da0079561a6ce9e6bd8d127892ac1bcb047638cb3ba3157f6  skip-test-due-to-busybox-ps.patch
 "
diff --git a/main/perl/dont-write-packlist.patch b/main/perl/dont-write-packlist.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6776189cd4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/main/perl/dont-write-packlist.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+--- a/installman
++++ b/installman
+@@ -182,7 +182,6 @@
+     }
+ }
+ 
+-$packlist->write() unless $opts{notify};
+ print "  Installation complete\n" if $opts{verbose};
+ 
+ # ex: set ts=8 sts=4 sw=4 et:
+--- a/installperl
++++ b/installperl
+@@ -507,7 +507,6 @@
+ }
+ 
+ 
+-$packlist->write() unless $opts{notify};
+ print "  Installation complete\n" if $opts{verbose};
+ 
+ exit 0;