diff --git a/srcpkgs/perl/template b/srcpkgs/perl/template
index 08010caa75..141559760b 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/perl/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/perl/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template build file for 'perl'.
 pkgname=perl
 version=5.26.1
-revision=2
+revision=3
 _perl_cross_version=1.1.6
 build_style=gnu-configure
 hostmakedepends="less"
@@ -170,8 +170,13 @@ do_configure() {
 	# (default on musl.)
 	case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
 	i686|armv6l|armv7l)
-		CFLAGS+=" -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -DLARGE_FILE_SUPPORT ";;
+		LDFLAGS+="-pthread"
+		HOSTLDFLAGS+="-pthread"
+		export HOSTLDFLAGS
+		CFLAGS+=" -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -DLARGE_FILE_SUPPORT64 ";;
 	*-musl)
+		HOSTCFLAGS+=" -D_GNU_SOURCE"
+		export HOSTCFLAGS
 		CFLAGS+=" -D_GNU_SOURCE";;
 	esac