diff --git Mk/Scripts/qa.sh Mk/Scripts/qa.sh
index aca3df2..ffcb3c4 100644
--- Mk/Scripts/qa.sh
+++ Mk/Scripts/qa.sh
@@ -255,16 +255,19 @@ libperl() {
 					;;
 				*0)
 					has_some_libperl_so=1
-					case "${found}" in
-						*1?)
-							warn "${f} does not have a rpath to ${LIBPERL}, not respecting lddlflags?"
-							;;
-					esac
-					case "${found}" in
-						1??)
-							warn "${f} does not have a runpath to ${LIBPERL}, not respecting lddlflags?"
-							;;
-					esac
+					# Older Perl did not USE_LDCONFIG.
+					if [ ! -f ${LOCALBASE}/${LDCONFIG_DIR}/perl5 ]; then
+						case "${found}" in
+							*1?)
+								warn "${f} does not have a rpath to ${LIBPERL}, not respecting lddlflags?"
+								;;
+						esac
+						case "${found}" in
+							1??)
+								warn "${f} does not have a runpath to ${LIBPERL}, not respecting lddlflags?"
+								;;
+						esac
+					fi
 					;;
 			esac
 		# Use heredoc to avoid losing rc from find|while subshell
diff --git Mk/bsd.port.mk Mk/bsd.port.mk
index e8fe347..98ac247 100644
--- Mk/bsd.port.mk
+++ Mk/bsd.port.mk
@@ -1520,6 +1520,7 @@ QA_ENV+=		STAGEDIR=${STAGEDIR} \
 				LOCALBASE=${LOCALBASE} \
 				"STRIP=${STRIP}" \
 				TMPPLIST=${TMPPLIST} \
+				LDCONFIG_DIR="${LDCONFIG_DIR}" \
 				PKGBASE=${PKGBASE}
 .if !empty(USES:Mdesktop-file-utils)
 QA_ENV+=		USESDESKTOPFILEUTILS=yes
diff --git lang/perl5-devel/Makefile lang/perl5-devel/Makefile
index f845724..9acf3dd 100644
--- lang/perl5-devel/Makefile
+++ lang/perl5-devel/Makefile
@@ -107,8 +107,11 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS=	-sde -Dprefix=${PREFIX} \
 # shrpldflags is used for libperl.so, so remove all the extra bits inherited from lddlflags.
 # XXX change the soname to $$(LIBPERL:R)
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+= \
-	-Alddlflags='-L${WRKSRC} -L${PREFIX}/${_ARCH_LIB}/CORE -Wl,-rpath=${PREFIX}/${_ARCH_LIB}/CORE -lperl' \
-	-Dshrpldflags='$$(LDDLFLAGS:N-L${WRKSRC}:N-L${PREFIX}/${_ARCH_LIB}/CORE:N-Wl,-rpath=${PREFIX}/${_ARCH_LIB}/CORE:N-lperl) -Wl,-soname,$$(LIBPERL)'
+	-Alddlflags='-L${WRKSRC} -L${PREFIX}/${_ARCH_LIB}/CORE -lperl' \
+	-Dshrpldflags='$$(LDDLFLAGS:N-L${WRKSRC}:N-L${PREFIX}/${_ARCH_LIB}/CORE:N-lperl) -Wl,-soname,$$(LIBPERL)'
+
+# Give a hint of where libperl.so can be found.
+USE_LDCONFIG=	${PREFIX}/${_ARCH_LIB}/CORE
 
 # XXX Remove
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	-Dusedevel -Uversiononly
diff --git lang/perl5.18/Makefile lang/perl5.18/Makefile
index 8ec037e..112fce2 100644
--- lang/perl5.18/Makefile
+++ lang/perl5.18/Makefile
@@ -98,8 +98,12 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS=	-sde -Dprefix=${PREFIX} \
 # lddlflags is used for all .so linking
 # shrpldflags is used for libperl.so, so remove all the extra bits inherited from lddlflags.
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+= \
-	-Alddlflags='-L${WRKSRC} -L${PREFIX}/${_ARCH_LIB}/CORE -Wl,-rpath=${PREFIX}/${_ARCH_LIB}/CORE -lperl' \
-	-Dshrpldflags='$$(LDDLFLAGS:N-L${WRKSRC}:N-L${PREFIX}/${_ARCH_LIB}/CORE:N-Wl,-rpath=${PREFIX}/${_ARCH_LIB}/CORE:N-lperl) -Wl,-soname,$$(LIBPERL:R)'
+	-Alddlflags='-L${WRKSRC} -L${PREFIX}/${_ARCH_LIB}/CORE -lperl' \
+	-Dshrpldflags='$$(LDDLFLAGS:N-L${WRKSRC}:N-L${PREFIX}/${_ARCH_LIB}/CORE:N-lperl) -Wl,-soname,$$(LIBPERL:R)'
+
+# Give a hint of where libperl.so can be found.
+USE_LDCONFIG=	${PREFIX}/${_ARCH_LIB}/CORE
+
 LOCALE_CLEANUP=	LANG="" LC_ALL="" LC_COLLATE="" LC_CTYPE="" \
 		LC_MESSAGES="" LC_MONETARY="" LC_NUMERIC="" \
 		LC_TIME=""
diff --git lang/perl5.20/Makefile lang/perl5.20/Makefile
index 4a49f5f..c2c5372 100644
--- lang/perl5.20/Makefile
+++ lang/perl5.20/Makefile
@@ -92,8 +92,11 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS=	-sde -Dprefix=${PREFIX} \
 # lddlflags is used for all .so linking
 # shrpldflags is used for libperl.so, so remove all the extra bits inherited from lddlflags.
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+= \
-	-Alddlflags='-L${WRKSRC} -L${PREFIX}/${_ARCH_LIB}/CORE -Wl,-rpath=${PREFIX}/${_ARCH_LIB}/CORE -lperl' \
-	-Dshrpldflags='$$(LDDLFLAGS:N-L${WRKSRC}:N-L${PREFIX}/${_ARCH_LIB}/CORE:N-Wl,-rpath=${PREFIX}/${_ARCH_LIB}/CORE:N-lperl) -Wl,-soname,$$(LIBPERL:R)'
+	-Alddlflags='-L${WRKSRC} -L${PREFIX}/${_ARCH_LIB}/CORE -lperl' \
+	-Dshrpldflags='$$(LDDLFLAGS:N-L${WRKSRC}:N-L${PREFIX}/${_ARCH_LIB}/CORE:N-lperl) -Wl,-soname,$$(LIBPERL:R)'
+
+# Give a hint of where libperl.so can be found.
+USE_LDCONFIG=	${PREFIX}/${_ARCH_LIB}/CORE
 
 LOCALE_CLEANUP=	LANG="" LC_ALL="" LC_COLLATE="" LC_CTYPE="" \
 		LC_MESSAGES="" LC_MONETARY="" LC_NUMERIC="" \
diff --git lang/perl5.22/Makefile lang/perl5.22/Makefile
index ec52c00..5c38922 100644
--- lang/perl5.22/Makefile
+++ lang/perl5.22/Makefile
@@ -91,8 +91,11 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS=	-sde -Dprefix=${PREFIX} \
 # lddlflags is used for all .so linking
 # shrpldflags is used for libperl.so, so remove all the extra bits inherited from lddlflags.
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+= \
-	-Alddlflags='-L${WRKSRC} -L${PREFIX}/${_ARCH_LIB}/CORE -Wl,-rpath=${PREFIX}/${_ARCH_LIB}/CORE -lperl' \
-	-Dshrpldflags='$$(LDDLFLAGS:N-L${WRKSRC}:N-L${PREFIX}/${_ARCH_LIB}/CORE:N-Wl,-rpath=${PREFIX}/${_ARCH_LIB}/CORE:N-lperl) -Wl,-soname,$$(LIBPERL:R)'
+	-Alddlflags='-L${WRKSRC} -L${PREFIX}/${_ARCH_LIB}/CORE -lperl' \
+	-Dshrpldflags='$$(LDDLFLAGS:N-L${WRKSRC}:N-L${PREFIX}/${_ARCH_LIB}/CORE:N-lperl) -Wl,-soname,$$(LIBPERL:R)'
+
+# Give a hint of where libperl.so can be found.
+USE_LDCONFIG=	${PREFIX}/${_ARCH_LIB}/CORE
 
 LOCALE_CLEANUP=	LANG="" LC_ALL="" LC_COLLATE="" LC_CTYPE="" \
 		LC_MESSAGES="" LC_MONETARY="" LC_NUMERIC="" \