diff --git a/package/perl/perl.mk b/package/perl/perl.mk
index 56fc5790ef..84af75d07c 100644
--- a/package/perl/perl.mk
+++ b/package/perl/perl.mk
@@ -104,15 +104,16 @@ HOST_PERL_CONF_OPTS = \
 	-Dcc="$(HOSTCC)"
 
 define HOST_PERL_CONFIGURE_CMDS
-	(cd $(@D); HOSTCC='$(HOSTCC_NOCCACHE)' ./Configure $(HOST_PERL_CONF_OPTS))
+	(cd $(@D); $(HOST_MAKE_ENV) HOSTCC='$(HOSTCC_NOCCACHE)' \
+		./Configure $(HOST_PERL_CONF_OPTS))
 endef
 
 define HOST_PERL_BUILD_CMDS
-	$(MAKE) -C $(@D)
+	$(HOST_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D)
 endef
 
 define HOST_PERL_INSTALL_CMDS
-	$(MAKE) -C $(@D) INSTALL_DEPENDENCE='' install
+	$(HOST_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) INSTALL_DEPENDENCE='' install
 endef
 
 $(eval $(generic-package))