diff --git a/package/perl/perl.mk b/package/perl/perl.mk
index ec1cfd4d0a..0ff288db0e 100644
--- a/package/perl/perl.mk
+++ b/package/perl/perl.mk
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ PERL_SITE = https://www.cpan.org/src/5.0
 PERL_SOURCE = perl-$(PERL_VERSION).tar.xz
 PERL_LICENSE = Artistic or GPL-1.0+
 PERL_LICENSE_FILES = Artistic Copying README
+PERL_DEPENDENCIES = $(TARGET_NLS_DEPENDENCIES)
 PERL_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 
 PERL_CROSS_VERSION = 1.3.5
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ PERL_CONF_OPTS = \
 	--prefix=/usr \
 	-Dld="$(TARGET_CC)" \
 	-Dccflags="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)" \
-	-Dldflags="$(TARGET_LDFLAGS) -lm" \
+	-Dldflags="$(TARGET_LDFLAGS) -lm $(TARGET_NLS_LIBS)" \
 	-Dmydomain="" \
 	-Dmyhostname="noname" \
 	-Dmyuname="Buildroot $(BR2_VERSION_FULL)" \