diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/stunnel/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/stunnel/default.nix
index 4bbcb7beacd1..e00b5335d35e 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/stunnel/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/stunnel/default.nix
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "--localstatedir=/var"
   ];
 
+  postInstall = ''
+    # remove legacy compatibility-wrapper that would require perl
+    rm $out/bin/stunnel3
+  '';
+
   installFlags = [
     "sysconfdir=\${out}/etc"
     "localstatedir=\${TMPDIR}"