diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7c1c07a2e4..71b622474f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -396,6 +396,9 @@ unexport DESTDIR
 # Causes breakage with packages that needs host-ruby
 unexport RUBYOPT
 
+# Compilation of perl-related packages will fail otherwise
+unexport PERL_MM_OPT
+
 include package/pkg-utils.mk
 include package/doc-asciidoc.mk
 
diff --git a/support/dependencies/dependencies.sh b/support/dependencies/dependencies.sh
index 2b678ae8c4..4b5012b807 100755
--- a/support/dependencies/dependencies.sh
+++ b/support/dependencies/dependencies.sh
@@ -46,15 +46,6 @@ case ":${PATH:-unset}:" in
 	;;
 esac
 
-if test -n "$PERL_MM_OPT" ; then
-	echo
-	echo "You have PERL_MM_OPT defined because Perl local::lib"
-	echo "is installed on your system. Please unset this variable"
-	echo "before starting Buildroot, otherwise the compilation of"
-	echo "Perl related packages will fail"
-	exit 1
-fi
-
 check_prog_host()
 {
 	prog="$1"