diff --git a/package/autoconf/Config.in b/package/autoconf/Config.in
index c61ebc8d3..00b3e2c5d 100644
--- a/package/autoconf/Config.in
+++ b/package/autoconf/Config.in
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_AUTOCONF
 	bool "autoconf"
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_MICROPERL
 	help
 	  Extensible program for developing configure scripts.  These
 	  scripts handle all the mundane system/feature detection.
diff --git a/package/automake/Config.in b/package/automake/Config.in
index 70be8af22..935f1f145 100644
--- a/package/automake/Config.in
+++ b/package/automake/Config.in
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_AUTOMAKE
 	bool "automake"
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_AUTOCONF
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_MICROPERL
 	help
 	  Tool for automatically generating Makefile's for input to
 	  configure scripts (made by autoconf).
diff --git a/target/generic/Config.in b/target/generic/Config.in
index ba41f5ed1..522deacde 100644
--- a/target/generic/Config.in
+++ b/target/generic/Config.in
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ config BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_DEV_SYSTEM
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_PATCH
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_SED
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_TAR
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_MICROPERL
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_AUTOCONF
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_AUTOMAKE
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_DROPBEAR