diff --git a/meta/classes/cpan_build.bbclass b/meta/classes/cpan_build.bbclass
index 4f648a6..fac074d 100644
--- a/meta/classes/cpan_build.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/cpan_build.bbclass
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 # Env var which tells perl if it should use host (no) or target (yes) settings
 export PERLCONFIGTARGET = "${@is_target(d)}"
 export PERL_ARCHLIB = "${STAGING_LIBDIR}${PERL_OWN_DIR}/perl/${@get_perl_version(d)}"
+export PERLHOSTLIB = "${STAGING_LIBDIR_NATIVE}/perl-native/perl/${@get_perl_version(d)}/"
 export LD = "${CCLD}"
 
 cpan_build_do_configure () {
@@ -16,22 +17,24 @@
 		. ${STAGING_LIBDIR}/perl/config.sh
 	fi
 
-	perl Build.PL --installdirs vendor \
-				--destdir ${D} \
-				--install_path arch="${libdir}/perl" \
-				--install_path script=${bindir} \
-				--install_path bin=${bindir} \
-				--install_path bindoc=${mandir}/man1 \
-				--install_path libdoc=${mandir}/man3 \
-                                ${EXTRA_CPAN_BUILD_FLAGS}
+	perl Build.PL --installdirs vendor --destdir ${D} \
+			${EXTRA_CPAN_BUILD_FLAGS}
+
+	# Build.PLs can exit with success without generating a
+	# Build, e.g. in cases of missing configure time
+	# dependencies. This is considered a best practice by
+	# cpantesters.org. See:
+	#  * http://wiki.cpantesters.org/wiki/CPANAuthorNotes
+	#  * http://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.qa/2008/08/msg11236.html
+	[ -e Build ] || bbfatal "No Build was generated by Build.PL"
 }
 
 cpan_build_do_compile () {
-        perl Build
+        perl Build verbose=1
 }
 
 cpan_build_do_install () {
-	perl Build install
+	perl Build install --destdir ${D}
 }
 
 EXPORT_FUNCTIONS do_configure do_compile do_install