diff --git a/package/perl/perl.mk b/package/perl/perl.mk
index 64ad7d323f..d9e506ece8 100644
--- a/package/perl/perl.mk
+++ b/package/perl/perl.mk
@@ -12,9 +12,10 @@ PERL_LICENSE = Artistic or GPLv1+
 PERL_LICENSE_FILES = Artistic Copying README
 PERL_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 
-PERL_CROSS_VERSION = 0.8.3
-PERL_CROSS_BASE_VERSION = 5.$(PERL_VERSION_MAJOR).1
-PERL_CROSS_SITE    = http://download.berlios.de/perlcross
+PERL_CROSS_VERSION = 0.8.5
+PERL_CROSS_BASE_VERSION = 5.$(PERL_VERSION_MAJOR).2
+# DO NOT refactor with the github helper (the result is not the same)
+PERL_CROSS_SITE    = http://raw.github.com/arsv/perl-cross/releases
 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
 PERL_CROSS_NEW_POD = perl$(subst .,,$(PERL_VERSION))delta.pod