diff --git a/package/libxml-parser-perl/libxml-parser-perl.mk b/package/libxml-parser-perl/libxml-parser-perl.mk
index 100c49633c..37cef2e418 100644
--- a/package/libxml-parser-perl/libxml-parser-perl.mk
+++ b/package/libxml-parser-perl/libxml-parser-perl.mk
@@ -12,9 +12,14 @@ LIBXML_PARSER_PERL_LICENSE = Artistic or GPL-1.0+
 LIBXML_PARSER_PERL_LICENSE_FILES = README
 LIBXML_PARSER_PERL_RUN_PERL = `which perl`
 
+HOST_LIBXML_PARSER_PERL_CONFIGURE_OPTS = \
+	$(HOST_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
+	LD="$(HOSTCC)"
+
 define HOST_LIBXML_PARSER_PERL_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 	(cd $(@D) ; \
-		$(HOST_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(LIBXML_PARSER_PERL_RUN_PERL) Makefile.PL \
+		$(HOST_LIBXML_PARSER_PERL_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
+			$(LIBXML_PARSER_PERL_RUN_PERL) Makefile.PL \
 			PREFIX=$(HOST_DIR) \
 			EXPATLIBPATH=$(HOST_DIR)/lib \
 			EXPATINCPATH=$(HOST_DIR)/include \
@@ -25,7 +30,7 @@ define HOST_LIBXML_PARSER_PERL_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 endef
 
 define HOST_LIBXML_PARSER_PERL_BUILD_CMDS
-	$(HOST_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) $(HOST_CONFIGURE_OPTS) -C $(@D)
+	$(HOST_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) $(HOST_LIBXML_PARSER_PERL_CONFIGURE_OPTS) -C $(@D)
 endef
 
 define HOST_LIBXML_PARSER_PERL_INSTALL_CMDS