diff --git a/component/slapos/obs.cfg b/component/slapos/obs.cfg
index 1eaef4e6ca3dcdac4e90243d8a9937fb33a9a152..2ee47cbc660b17235ef3f5ca86a6c5beada39642 100644
--- a/component/slapos/obs.cfg
+++ b/component/slapos/obs.cfg
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ prefix = ${buildout:rootdir}/parts/${:_buildout_section_name_}
 location = ${buildout:parts-directory}/${:_buildout_section_name_}
 make-options +=
   INSTALL_PREFIX=${buildout:destdir}
+ 
+environment =
+  PERL5LIB=${perl:location}/lib/5.26.1/
+  PERL=${perl:location}/bin/perl
 
 [bison-go]
 <= bison