diff --git a/srcpkgs/perl/template b/srcpkgs/perl/template
index b0551259f45..f469487b2e6 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/perl/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/perl/template
@@ -165,21 +165,14 @@ do_configure() {
 	fi
 
 	LDFLAGS+=" -pthread"
-	# perl-cross autodetection fails. Need perl -V:lseeksize = 8.
-	# (default on musl.)
-	case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
-	i686|armv5tel|armv6l|armv7l|aarch64|ppc64le|ppc64|ppc)
-		HOSTLDFLAGS+=" -pthread"
-		export HOSTLDFLAGS
-		CFLAGS+=" -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -DLARGE_FILE_SUPPORT64 ";;
-	*-musl)
-		HOSTCFLAGS+=" -D_GNU_SOURCE"
-		export HOSTCFLAGS
-		HOSTLDFLAGS+=" -pthread"
-		export HOSTLDFLAGS
-		CFLAGS+=" -DNO_POSIX_2008_LOCALE"
-		CFLAGS+=" -D_GNU_SOURCE";;
-	esac
+	export HOSTLDFLAGS+=" -pthread"
+
+	if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_LIBC" = "musl" ]; then
+		export HOSTCFLAGS+=" -D_GNU_SOURCE"
+		export CFLAGS+=" -DNO_POSIX_2008_LOCALE -D_GNU_SOURCE"
+	else
+		export CFLAGS+=" -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -DLARGE_FILE_SUPPORT64"
+	fi
 
 	export LD="$CC"
 	./configure --prefix=/usr $_args \