diff --git a/lang/perl/Makefile b/lang/perl/Makefile
index abd327f62..0365ffcff 100644
--- a/lang/perl/Makefile
+++ b/lang/perl/Makefile
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ endef
 
 # Static host perl
 define Host/Configure
-	( cd $(HOST_BUILD_DIR); ./Configure -der -Uusedl -Duserelocatableinc -Dprefix=$(HOST_PERL_PREFIX) )
+	( cd $(HOST_BUILD_DIR); ./Configure -der -Uusedl -Duserelocatableinc -Dprefix=$(HOST_PERL_PREFIX) $(if $(CONFIG_PERL_THREADS),-Dusethreads,))
 endef
 
 define Host/Install