diff --git a/openpower/package/hostboot/hostboot.mk b/openpower/package/hostboot/hostboot.mk
index c865510..ac42f70 100644
--- a/openpower/package/hostboot/hostboot.mk
+++ b/openpower/package/hostboot/hostboot.mk
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@
 HOSTBOOT_INSTALL_IMAGES = YES
 HOSTBOOT_INSTALL_TARGET = NO
 
-HOSTBOOT_ENV_VARS=$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) \
+HOSTBOOT_ENV_VARS=$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) PERL_USE_UNSAFE_INC=1 \
     CONFIG_FILE=$(BR2_EXTERNAL_OP_BUILD_PATH)/configs/hostboot/$(BR2_HOSTBOOT_CONFIG_FILE) \
     OPENPOWER_BUILD=1 CROSS_PREFIX=$(TARGET_CROSS) HOST_PREFIX="" HOST_BINUTILS_DIR=$(HOST_BINUTILS_DIR) \
-    HOSTBOOT_VERSION=`cat $(HOSTBOOT_VERSION_FILE)` 
+    HOSTBOOT_VERSION=`cat $(HOSTBOOT_VERSION_FILE)`
 
 define HOSTBOOT_APPLY_PATCHES
        if [ "$(BR2_OPENPOWER_POWER9)" == "y" ]; then \