diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/Perl/PathTools-3.75_fix-cwd_enoent-test.patch b/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/Perl/PathTools-3.75_fix-cwd_enoent-test.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0cba1221f98f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/Perl/PathTools-3.75_fix-cwd_enoent-test.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+From 8508806268d1abe6c533393333ad151e12adfc2d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Slaven Rezic <srezic@cpan.org>
+Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2018 10:07:32 -0400
+Subject: [PATCH] Accept also ESTALE (fix for RT #133534)
+
+ESTALE may occur in some environments when accessing a
+now non-existing directory, e.g. when using NFS or in docker
+containers.
+---
+ dist/PathTools/t/cwd_enoent.t | 9 ++++++---
+ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/dist/PathTools/t/cwd_enoent.t b/dist/PathTools/t/cwd_enoent.t
+index 8f3a1fb1fb3e..510c65ed0c9a 100644
+--- a/dist/PathTools/t/cwd_enoent.t
++++ b/dist/PathTools/t/cwd_enoent.t
+@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use warnings;
+ use strict;
+ 
+ use Config;
+-use Errno qw(ENOENT);
++use Errno qw();
+ use File::Temp qw(tempdir);
+ use Test::More;
+ 
+@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ unless(mkdir("$tmp/testdir") && chdir("$tmp/testdir") && rmdir("$tmp/testdir")){
+ plan tests => 8;
+ require Cwd;
+ 
++my @acceptable_errnos = (&Errno::ENOENT, (defined &Errno::ESTALE ? &Errno::ESTALE : ()));
+ foreach my $type (qw(regular perl)) {
+     SKIP: {
+ 	skip "_perl_abs_path() not expected to work", 4
+@@ -36,12 +37,14 @@ foreach my $type (qw(regular perl)) {
+ 	$res = Cwd::getcwd();
+ 	$eno = 0+$!;
+ 	is $res, undef, "$type getcwd result on non-existent directory";
+-	is $eno, ENOENT, "$type getcwd errno on non-existent directory";
++	ok((grep { $eno == $_ } @acceptable_errnos), "$type getcwd errno on non-existent directory")
++	    or diag "Got errno code $eno, expected " . join(", ", @acceptable_errnos);
+ 	$! = 0;
+ 	$res = Cwd::abs_path(".");
+ 	$eno = 0+$!;
+ 	is $res, undef, "$type abs_path result on non-existent directory";
+-	is $eno, ENOENT, "$type abs_path errno on non-existent directory";
++	ok((grep { $eno == $_ } @acceptable_errnos), "$type abs_path errno on non-existent directory")
++	    or diag "Got errno code $eno, expected " . join(", ", @acceptable_errnos);
+     }
+ }
+ 
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/Perl/Perl-5.32.1-FCC-4.5.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/Perl/Perl-5.32.1-FCC-4.5.0.eb
index 7081ac17a661..d70fd1c84b2a 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/Perl/Perl-5.32.1-FCC-4.5.0.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/Perl/Perl-5.32.1-FCC-4.5.0.eb
@@ -236,7 +236,12 @@ exts_list = [
     ('File::Spec', '3.75', {
         'source_tmpl': 'PathTools-%(version)s.tar.gz',
         'source_urls': ['https://cpan.metacpan.org/authors/id/X/XS/XSAWYERX'],
-        'checksums': ['a558503aa6b1f8c727c0073339081a77888606aa701ada1ad62dd9d8c3f945a2'],
+        'patches': ['PathTools-3.75_fix-cwd_enoent-test.patch'],
+        'checksums': [
+            'a558503aa6b1f8c727c0073339081a77888606aa701ada1ad62dd9d8c3f945a2',
+            {'PathTools-3.75_fix-cwd_enoent-test.patch':
+             '7a456a99d9b04a36359f3623f0deef8fe7f472c742f99cdcf0215c50afbbe7b1'},
+        ],
     }),
     ('Test::Simple', '1.302183', {
         'source_tmpl': 'Test-Simple-%(version)s.tar.gz',
@@ -1667,7 +1672,12 @@ exts_list = [
     ('Cwd', '3.75', {
         'source_tmpl': 'PathTools-%(version)s.tar.gz',
         'source_urls': ['https://cpan.metacpan.org/authors/id/X/XS/XSAWYERX'],
-        'checksums': ['a558503aa6b1f8c727c0073339081a77888606aa701ada1ad62dd9d8c3f945a2'],
+        'patches': ['PathTools-3.75_fix-cwd_enoent-test.patch'],
+        'checksums': [
+            'a558503aa6b1f8c727c0073339081a77888606aa701ada1ad62dd9d8c3f945a2',
+            {'PathTools-3.75_fix-cwd_enoent-test.patch':
+             '7a456a99d9b04a36359f3623f0deef8fe7f472c742f99cdcf0215c50afbbe7b1'},
+        ],
     }),
     ('MIME::Base64', '3.16', {
         'source_tmpl': 'MIME-Base64-%(version)s.tar.gz',
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/Perl/Perl-5.32.1-GCCcore-10.3.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/Perl/Perl-5.32.1-GCCcore-10.3.0.eb
index b4cb6226cf0f..486e71ce4297 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/Perl/Perl-5.32.1-GCCcore-10.3.0.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/Perl/Perl-5.32.1-GCCcore-10.3.0.eb
@@ -234,7 +234,12 @@ exts_list = [
     ('File::Spec', '3.75', {
         'source_tmpl': 'PathTools-%(version)s.tar.gz',
         'source_urls': ['https://cpan.metacpan.org/authors/id/X/XS/XSAWYERX'],
-        'checksums': ['a558503aa6b1f8c727c0073339081a77888606aa701ada1ad62dd9d8c3f945a2'],
+        'patches': ['PathTools-3.75_fix-cwd_enoent-test.patch'],
+        'checksums': [
+            'a558503aa6b1f8c727c0073339081a77888606aa701ada1ad62dd9d8c3f945a2',
+            {'PathTools-3.75_fix-cwd_enoent-test.patch':
+             '7a456a99d9b04a36359f3623f0deef8fe7f472c742f99cdcf0215c50afbbe7b1'},
+        ],
     }),
     ('Test::Simple', '1.302183', {
         'source_tmpl': 'Test-Simple-%(version)s.tar.gz',
@@ -1673,7 +1678,12 @@ exts_list = [
     ('Cwd', '3.75', {
         'source_tmpl': 'PathTools-%(version)s.tar.gz',
         'source_urls': ['https://cpan.metacpan.org/authors/id/X/XS/XSAWYERX'],
-        'checksums': ['a558503aa6b1f8c727c0073339081a77888606aa701ada1ad62dd9d8c3f945a2'],
+        'patches': ['PathTools-3.75_fix-cwd_enoent-test.patch'],
+        'checksums': [
+            'a558503aa6b1f8c727c0073339081a77888606aa701ada1ad62dd9d8c3f945a2',
+            {'PathTools-3.75_fix-cwd_enoent-test.patch':
+             '7a456a99d9b04a36359f3623f0deef8fe7f472c742f99cdcf0215c50afbbe7b1'},
+        ],
     }),
     ('MIME::Base64', '3.16', {
         'source_tmpl': 'MIME-Base64-%(version)s.tar.gz',
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/Perl/Perl-5.34.0-GCCcore-11.2.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/Perl/Perl-5.34.0-GCCcore-11.2.0.eb
index c0b5956c8b3f..87d1215a5919 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/Perl/Perl-5.34.0-GCCcore-11.2.0.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/Perl/Perl-5.34.0-GCCcore-11.2.0.eb
@@ -231,7 +231,12 @@ exts_list = [
     ('File::Spec', '3.75', {
         'source_tmpl': 'PathTools-%(version)s.tar.gz',
         'source_urls': ['https://cpan.metacpan.org/authors/id/X/XS/XSAWYERX'],
-        'checksums': ['a558503aa6b1f8c727c0073339081a77888606aa701ada1ad62dd9d8c3f945a2'],
+        'patches': ['PathTools-3.75_fix-cwd_enoent-test.patch'],
+        'checksums': [
+            'a558503aa6b1f8c727c0073339081a77888606aa701ada1ad62dd9d8c3f945a2',
+            {'PathTools-3.75_fix-cwd_enoent-test.patch':
+             '7a456a99d9b04a36359f3623f0deef8fe7f472c742f99cdcf0215c50afbbe7b1'},
+        ],
     }),
     ('Test::Simple', '1.302186', {
         'source_tmpl': 'Test-Simple-%(version)s.tar.gz',
@@ -1670,7 +1675,12 @@ exts_list = [
     ('Cwd', '3.75', {
         'source_tmpl': 'PathTools-%(version)s.tar.gz',
         'source_urls': ['https://cpan.metacpan.org/authors/id/X/XS/XSAWYERX'],
-        'checksums': ['a558503aa6b1f8c727c0073339081a77888606aa701ada1ad62dd9d8c3f945a2'],
+        'patches': ['PathTools-3.75_fix-cwd_enoent-test.patch'],
+        'checksums': [
+            'a558503aa6b1f8c727c0073339081a77888606aa701ada1ad62dd9d8c3f945a2',
+            {'PathTools-3.75_fix-cwd_enoent-test.patch':
+             '7a456a99d9b04a36359f3623f0deef8fe7f472c742f99cdcf0215c50afbbe7b1'},
+        ],
     }),
     ('MIME::Base64', '3.16', {
         'source_tmpl': 'MIME-Base64-%(version)s.tar.gz',
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/Perl/Perl-5.34.1-GCCcore-11.3.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/Perl/Perl-5.34.1-GCCcore-11.3.0.eb
index f30c0c817157..ec2e80d18408 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/Perl/Perl-5.34.1-GCCcore-11.3.0.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/Perl/Perl-5.34.1-GCCcore-11.3.0.eb
@@ -286,7 +286,12 @@ exts_list = [
     ('File::Spec', '3.75', {
         'source_tmpl': 'PathTools-%(version)s.tar.gz',
         'source_urls': ['https://cpan.metacpan.org/authors/id/X/XS/XSAWYERX'],
-        'checksums': ['a558503aa6b1f8c727c0073339081a77888606aa701ada1ad62dd9d8c3f945a2'],
+        'patches': ['PathTools-3.75_fix-cwd_enoent-test.patch'],
+        'checksums': [
+            'a558503aa6b1f8c727c0073339081a77888606aa701ada1ad62dd9d8c3f945a2',
+            {'PathTools-3.75_fix-cwd_enoent-test.patch':
+             '7a456a99d9b04a36359f3623f0deef8fe7f472c742f99cdcf0215c50afbbe7b1'},
+        ],
     }),
     ('Test::Simple', '1.302190', {
         'source_tmpl': 'Test-Simple-%(version)s.tar.gz',
@@ -1775,7 +1780,12 @@ exts_list = [
     ('Cwd', '3.75', {
         'source_tmpl': 'PathTools-%(version)s.tar.gz',
         'source_urls': ['https://cpan.metacpan.org/authors/id/X/XS/XSAWYERX'],
-        'checksums': ['a558503aa6b1f8c727c0073339081a77888606aa701ada1ad62dd9d8c3f945a2'],
+        'patches': ['PathTools-3.75_fix-cwd_enoent-test.patch'],
+        'checksums': [
+            'a558503aa6b1f8c727c0073339081a77888606aa701ada1ad62dd9d8c3f945a2',
+            {'PathTools-3.75_fix-cwd_enoent-test.patch':
+             '7a456a99d9b04a36359f3623f0deef8fe7f472c742f99cdcf0215c50afbbe7b1'},
+        ],
     }),
     ('MIME::Base64', '3.16', {
         'source_tmpl': 'MIME-Base64-%(version)s.tar.gz',
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/Perl/Perl-5.36.0-GCCcore-12.1.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/Perl/Perl-5.36.0-GCCcore-12.1.0.eb
index c865a27e6aa9..11d6a08c2411 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/Perl/Perl-5.36.0-GCCcore-12.1.0.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/Perl/Perl-5.36.0-GCCcore-12.1.0.eb
@@ -286,7 +286,12 @@ exts_list = [
     ('File::Spec', '3.75', {
         'source_tmpl': 'PathTools-%(version)s.tar.gz',
         'source_urls': ['https://cpan.metacpan.org/authors/id/X/XS/XSAWYERX'],
-        'checksums': ['a558503aa6b1f8c727c0073339081a77888606aa701ada1ad62dd9d8c3f945a2'],
+        'patches': ['PathTools-3.75_fix-cwd_enoent-test.patch'],
+        'checksums': [
+            'a558503aa6b1f8c727c0073339081a77888606aa701ada1ad62dd9d8c3f945a2',
+            {'PathTools-3.75_fix-cwd_enoent-test.patch':
+             '7a456a99d9b04a36359f3623f0deef8fe7f472c742f99cdcf0215c50afbbe7b1'},
+        ],
     }),
     ('Test::Simple', '1.302191', {
         'source_tmpl': 'Test-Simple-%(version)s.tar.gz',
@@ -1767,7 +1772,12 @@ exts_list = [
     ('Cwd', '3.75', {
         'source_tmpl': 'PathTools-%(version)s.tar.gz',
         'source_urls': ['https://cpan.metacpan.org/authors/id/X/XS/XSAWYERX'],
-        'checksums': ['a558503aa6b1f8c727c0073339081a77888606aa701ada1ad62dd9d8c3f945a2'],
+        'patches': ['PathTools-3.75_fix-cwd_enoent-test.patch'],
+        'checksums': [
+            'a558503aa6b1f8c727c0073339081a77888606aa701ada1ad62dd9d8c3f945a2',
+            {'PathTools-3.75_fix-cwd_enoent-test.patch':
+             '7a456a99d9b04a36359f3623f0deef8fe7f472c742f99cdcf0215c50afbbe7b1'},
+        ],
     }),
     ('MIME::Base64', '3.16', {
         'source_tmpl': 'MIME-Base64-%(version)s.tar.gz',
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/Perl/Perl-5.36.0-GCCcore-12.2.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/Perl/Perl-5.36.0-GCCcore-12.2.0.eb
index cd326152ab68..2b37316b16c9 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/Perl/Perl-5.36.0-GCCcore-12.2.0.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/Perl/Perl-5.36.0-GCCcore-12.2.0.eb
@@ -286,7 +286,12 @@ exts_list = [
     ('File::Spec', '3.75', {
         'source_tmpl': 'PathTools-%(version)s.tar.gz',
         'source_urls': ['https://cpan.metacpan.org/authors/id/X/XS/XSAWYERX'],
-        'checksums': ['a558503aa6b1f8c727c0073339081a77888606aa701ada1ad62dd9d8c3f945a2'],
+        'patches': ['PathTools-3.75_fix-cwd_enoent-test.patch'],
+        'checksums': [
+            'a558503aa6b1f8c727c0073339081a77888606aa701ada1ad62dd9d8c3f945a2',
+            {'PathTools-3.75_fix-cwd_enoent-test.patch':
+             '7a456a99d9b04a36359f3623f0deef8fe7f472c742f99cdcf0215c50afbbe7b1'},
+        ],
     }),
     ('Test::Simple', '1.302191', {
         'source_tmpl': 'Test-Simple-%(version)s.tar.gz',
@@ -1775,7 +1780,12 @@ exts_list = [
     ('Cwd', '3.75', {
         'source_tmpl': 'PathTools-%(version)s.tar.gz',
         'source_urls': ['https://cpan.metacpan.org/authors/id/X/XS/XSAWYERX'],
-        'checksums': ['a558503aa6b1f8c727c0073339081a77888606aa701ada1ad62dd9d8c3f945a2'],
+        'patches': ['PathTools-3.75_fix-cwd_enoent-test.patch'],
+        'checksums': [
+            'a558503aa6b1f8c727c0073339081a77888606aa701ada1ad62dd9d8c3f945a2',
+            {'PathTools-3.75_fix-cwd_enoent-test.patch':
+             '7a456a99d9b04a36359f3623f0deef8fe7f472c742f99cdcf0215c50afbbe7b1'},
+        ],
     }),
     ('MIME::Base64', '3.16', {
         'source_tmpl': 'MIME-Base64-%(version)s.tar.gz',
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/Perl/Perl-5.36.1-GCCcore-12.3.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/Perl/Perl-5.36.1-GCCcore-12.3.0.eb
index 6233aaee505a..6c8805fbbb97 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/Perl/Perl-5.36.1-GCCcore-12.3.0.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/Perl/Perl-5.36.1-GCCcore-12.3.0.eb
@@ -54,7 +54,12 @@ exts_list = [
     ('File::Spec', '3.75', {
         'source_tmpl': 'PathTools-%(version)s.tar.gz',
         'source_urls': ['https://cpan.metacpan.org/authors/id/X/XS/XSAWYERX'],
-        'checksums': ['a558503aa6b1f8c727c0073339081a77888606aa701ada1ad62dd9d8c3f945a2'],
+        'patches': ['PathTools-3.75_fix-cwd_enoent-test.patch'],
+        'checksums': [
+            'a558503aa6b1f8c727c0073339081a77888606aa701ada1ad62dd9d8c3f945a2',
+            {'PathTools-3.75_fix-cwd_enoent-test.patch':
+             '7a456a99d9b04a36359f3623f0deef8fe7f472c742f99cdcf0215c50afbbe7b1'},
+        ],
     }),
     ('IO::File', '1.51', {
         'source_tmpl': 'IO-%(version)s.tar.gz',
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/Perl/Perl-5.36.1-GCCcore-13.1.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/Perl/Perl-5.36.1-GCCcore-13.1.0.eb
index 9666a1b1a4dc..3ecf2a9c4eea 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/Perl/Perl-5.36.1-GCCcore-13.1.0.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/Perl/Perl-5.36.1-GCCcore-13.1.0.eb
@@ -54,7 +54,12 @@ exts_list = [
     ('File::Spec', '3.75', {
         'source_tmpl': 'PathTools-%(version)s.tar.gz',
         'source_urls': ['https://cpan.metacpan.org/authors/id/X/XS/XSAWYERX'],
-        'checksums': ['a558503aa6b1f8c727c0073339081a77888606aa701ada1ad62dd9d8c3f945a2'],
+        'patches': ['PathTools-3.75_fix-cwd_enoent-test.patch'],
+        'checksums': [
+            'a558503aa6b1f8c727c0073339081a77888606aa701ada1ad62dd9d8c3f945a2',
+            {'PathTools-3.75_fix-cwd_enoent-test.patch':
+             '7a456a99d9b04a36359f3623f0deef8fe7f472c742f99cdcf0215c50afbbe7b1'},
+        ],
     }),
     ('IO::File', '1.51', {
         'source_tmpl': 'IO-%(version)s.tar.gz',
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/Perl/Perl-5.38.0-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/Perl/Perl-5.38.0-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb
index 1620e4f9dfa6..95b8a2f75568 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/Perl/Perl-5.38.0-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/Perl/Perl-5.38.0-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb
@@ -49,7 +49,12 @@ exts_list = [
     ('File::Spec', '3.75', {
         'source_tmpl': 'PathTools-%(version)s.tar.gz',
         'source_urls': ['https://cpan.metacpan.org/authors/id/X/XS/XSAWYERX'],
-        'checksums': ['a558503aa6b1f8c727c0073339081a77888606aa701ada1ad62dd9d8c3f945a2'],
+        'patches': ['PathTools-3.75_fix-cwd_enoent-test.patch'],
+        'checksums': [
+            'a558503aa6b1f8c727c0073339081a77888606aa701ada1ad62dd9d8c3f945a2',
+            {'PathTools-3.75_fix-cwd_enoent-test.patch':
+             '7a456a99d9b04a36359f3623f0deef8fe7f472c742f99cdcf0215c50afbbe7b1'},
+        ],
     }),
     ('IO::File', '1.51', {
         'source_tmpl': 'IO-%(version)s.tar.gz',
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/Perl/Perl-5.38.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/Perl/Perl-5.38.0.eb
index 059a04bfd90a..c70f7d59df9e 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/Perl/Perl-5.38.0.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/Perl/Perl-5.38.0.eb
@@ -54,7 +54,12 @@ exts_list = [
     ('File::Spec', '3.75', {
         'source_tmpl': 'PathTools-%(version)s.tar.gz',
         'source_urls': ['https://cpan.metacpan.org/authors/id/X/XS/XSAWYERX'],
-        'checksums': ['a558503aa6b1f8c727c0073339081a77888606aa701ada1ad62dd9d8c3f945a2'],
+        'patches': ['PathTools-3.75_fix-cwd_enoent-test.patch'],
+        'checksums': [
+            'a558503aa6b1f8c727c0073339081a77888606aa701ada1ad62dd9d8c3f945a2',
+            {'PathTools-3.75_fix-cwd_enoent-test.patch':
+             '7a456a99d9b04a36359f3623f0deef8fe7f472c742f99cdcf0215c50afbbe7b1'},
+        ],
     }),
     ('IO::File', '1.51', {
         'source_tmpl': 'IO-%(version)s.tar.gz',