diff --git a/srcpkgs/perl/template b/srcpkgs/perl/template
index 0b0ddd4ebb..04443eefa6 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/perl/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/perl/template
@@ -188,8 +188,8 @@ do_build() {
 		export LIB=$XBPS_CROSS_BASE/usr/lib
 		export INCLUDE=$XBPS_CROSS_BASE/usr/include
 
-		make SHRPLDFLAGS='-shared -Wl,-soname,libperl.so.${revision}.${patchlevel}' \
-			CROSS_PERL=$HOST_PERL libperl.so.${version%.*} ${makejobs}
+		make SHRPLDFLAGS="-shared -Wl,-soname,libperl.so.${version%.*}" \
+			CROSS_PERL=$HOST_PERL libperl.so ${makejobs}
 
 		cp -fr $HOST_PERL_LIBS/auto/* lib/auto/
 		mkdir -p lib/$XBPS_CROSS_TRIPLET
@@ -250,7 +250,14 @@ do_install() {
 	find ${DESTDIR} -name .packlist -delete
 
 	# Make a symlink so that libperl.so is accesible.
-	rm -f  ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/perl5/core_perl/CORE/libperl.so
+	if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+		mv ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/perl5/core_perl/CORE/libperl.so \
+			${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/perl5/core_perl/CORE/libperl.so.${version%.*}
+	else
+		rm -f ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/perl5/core_perl/CORE/libperl.so
+	fi
+	rm -f ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/perl5/core_perl/CORE/libperl.so
 	ln -sfr ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/perl5/core_perl/CORE/libperl.so.${version%.*} \
 		${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/libperl.so.${version%.*}
+	ln -s libperl.so.${version%.*} ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/libperl.so
 }