diff --git a/package/base/perl5/perllocal_hack.sh b/package/base/perl5/perllocal_hack.sh
index 1b1fb6227..2e6865929 100644
--- a/package/base/perl5/perllocal_hack.sh
+++ b/package/base/perl5/perllocal_hack.sh
@@ -3,8 +3,12 @@
 # .. to be included by packages which do 'share' the perllocal.pod file
 #
 eval `perl -V:archlib`
-hook_add premake 1 "( cd $archlib; mv -v perllocal.pod perllocal.pod.sik || true; )"
-hook_add postmake 9 "( cd $archlib; mv -v perllocal.pod $pkg.pod || true;
-                       mv -v perllocal.pod.sik perllocal.pod || true; )"
-var_append flist''del '|' "${archlib#/}/perllocal.pod"
+for basename in \
+	perllocal cpan
+do
+	hook_add premake 1 "( cd $archlib; mv -v $basename.pod $basename.pod.sik || true; )"
+	hook_add postmake 9 "( cd $archlib; mv -v $basename.pod $pkg.pod || true;
+			       mv -v $basename.pod.sik $basename.pod || true; )"
+	var_append flist''del '|' "${archlib#/}/$basename.pod"
+done