diff --git a/package/perl/perl.mk b/package/perl/perl.mk
index a8768b216c..56fc5790ef 100644
--- a/package/perl/perl.mk
+++ b/package/perl/perl.mk
@@ -81,20 +81,21 @@ PERL_CONF_OPTS += --only-mod=$(subst $(space),$(comma),$(PERL_MODULES))
 endif
 
 define PERL_CONFIGURE_CMDS
-	(cd $(@D); HOSTCC='$(HOSTCC_NOCCACHE)' ./configure $(PERL_CONF_OPTS))
+	(cd $(@D); $(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) HOSTCC='$(HOSTCC_NOCCACHE)' \
+		./configure $(PERL_CONF_OPTS))
 	$(SED) 's/UNKNOWN-/Buildroot $(BR2_VERSION_FULL) /' $(@D)/patchlevel.h
 endef
 
 define PERL_BUILD_CMDS
-	$(MAKE1) -C $(@D) all
+	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE1) -C $(@D) all
 endef
 
 define PERL_INSTALL_STAGING_CMDS
-	$(MAKE1) -C $(@D) DESTDIR="$(STAGING_DIR)" install.perl
+	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE1) -C $(@D) DESTDIR="$(STAGING_DIR)" install.perl
 endef
 
 define PERL_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
-	$(MAKE1) -C $(@D) DESTDIR="$(TARGET_DIR)" install.perl
+	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE1) -C $(@D) DESTDIR="$(TARGET_DIR)" install.perl
 endef
 
 HOST_PERL_CONF_OPTS = \