diff --git a/core/perl/build b/core/perl/build
index 44149293..a81dc976 100755
--- a/core/perl/build
+++ b/core/perl/build
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ export CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -DNO_POSIX_2008_LOCALE -D_GNU_SOURCE"
     -Dlddlflags="-shared $LDFLAGS" \
     -Dldflags="$LDFLAGS" \
     -Doptimize="-Wall $CFLAGS" \
+    -Dcc="${CC:-gcc}" \
+    -Dar="${AR:-ar}" \
+    -Dnm="${NM:-nm}" \
+    -Dranlib="${RANLIB:-ranlib}" \
  	-Dperl_static_inline="static __inline__" \
     -Dd_static_inline