diff --git a/package/pkg-perl.mk b/package/pkg-perl.mk
index fdf1580fa..447f364e0 100644
--- a/package/pkg-perl.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-perl.mk
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ ifeq ($(4),target)
 # Configure package for target
 define $(2)_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 	cd $$($$(PKG)_SRCDIR) && if [ -f Build.PL ] ; then \
+		PERL_MM_USE_DEFAULT=1 \
 		perl Build.PL \
 			--config ar="$(TARGET_AR)" \
 			--config full_ar="$(TARGET_AR)" \
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ define $(2)_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 			--install_path libdoc=/usr/share/man/man3 \
 			$$($(2)_CONF_OPT); \
 	else \
+		PERL_MM_USE_DEFAULT=1 \
 		PERL_AUTOINSTALL=--skipdeps \
 		perl Makefile.PL \
 			AR="$(TARGET_AR)" \
@@ -93,11 +95,13 @@ else
 # Configure package for host
 define $(2)_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 	cd $$($$(PKG)_SRCDIR) && if [ -f Build.PL ] ; then \
+		PERL_MM_USE_DEFAULT=1 \
 		perl Build.PL \
 			--install_base $$(HOST_DIR)/usr \
 			--installdirs vendor \
 			$$($(2)_CONF_OPT); \
 	else \
+		PERL_MM_USE_DEFAULT=1 \
 		PERL_AUTOINSTALL=--skipdeps \
 		perl Makefile.PL \
 			INSTALL_BASE=$$(HOST_DIR)/usr \