diff --git a/package/perl/perl-fix-Module-Build.patch b/package/perl/perl-fix-Module-Build.patch
index 26b15e4011..9101c11495 100644
--- a/package/perl/perl-fix-Module-Build.patch
+++ b/package/perl/perl-fix-Module-Build.patch
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Index: b/cpan/Module-Build/lib/Module/Build/Base.pm
 ===================================================================
 --- a/cpan/Module-Build/lib/Module/Build/Base.pm
 +++ b/cpan/Module-Build/lib/Module/Build/Base.pm
-@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@
+@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@
    my $proto = shift;
    my $c     = ref($proto) ? $proto->{config} : 'Module::Build::Config';
  
diff --git a/package/perl/perl.mk b/package/perl/perl.mk
index ac85ed9734..8fb4fdcee9 100644
--- a/package/perl/perl.mk
+++ b/package/perl/perl.mk
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ PERL_LICENSE = Artistic or GPLv1+
 PERL_LICENSE_FILES = Artistic Copying README
 PERL_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 
-PERL_CROSS_VERSION = 0.8
-PERL_CROSS_BASE_VERSION = 5.$(PERL_VERSION_MAJOR).0
+PERL_CROSS_VERSION = 0.8.3
+PERL_CROSS_BASE_VERSION = 5.$(PERL_VERSION_MAJOR).1
 PERL_CROSS_SITE    = http://download.berlios.de/perlcross
 PERL_CROSS_SOURCE  = perl-$(PERL_CROSS_BASE_VERSION)-cross-$(PERL_CROSS_VERSION).tar.gz
 PERL_CROSS_OLD_POD = perl$(subst .,,$(PERL_CROSS_BASE_VERSION))delta.pod