diff --git a/lang/perl/perlmod.mk b/lang/perl/perlmod.mk
index 60d3335e0..05ddf283c 100644
--- a/lang/perl/perlmod.mk
+++ b/lang/perl/perlmod.mk
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ define perlmod/Configure
 	(cd $(if $(3),$(3),$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)); \
 	PERL_MM_USE_DEFAULT=1 \
 	$(2) \
-	$(PERL_CMD) Makefile.PL \
+	$(PERL_CMD) -MConfig -e '$$$${tied %Config::Config}{cpprun}="$(GNU_TARGET_NAME)-cpp -E"; do "Makefile.PL"' \
 		$(1) \
 		AR=ar \
 		CC=$(GNU_TARGET_NAME)-gcc \