diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
index e4a95bfa67c2..aa465e542c65 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
@@ -1879,6 +1879,8 @@ rec {
       url = mirror://cpan/authors/id/G/GB/GBARR/libnet-1.22.tar.gz;
       sha256 = "113c36qilbvd69yhkm2i2ba20ajff7cdpgvlqx96j9bb1hfmhb1p";
     };
+    # Test perform network access
+    doCheck = false;
   };
 
   NetSMTPSSL = buildPerlPackage {
@@ -1898,6 +1900,8 @@ rec {
     };
     buildInputs = [pkgs.openssl];
     OPENSSL_PREFIX = pkgs.openssl;
+    # Test perform network access
+    doCheck = false;
   };
 
   NetTwitterLite = buildPerlPackage {