diff --git a/apps/Makefile.ssl b/apps/Makefile.ssl
index 342e73ebd..441aa87a4 100644
--- a/apps/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/apps/Makefile.ssl
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ MAKE=		make -f Makefile.ssl
 MAKEDEPPROG=	makedepend
 MAKEDEPEND=	$(TOP)/util/domd $(TOP) -MD $(MAKEDEPPROG)
 MAKEFILE=	Makefile.ssl
+PERL=		perl
 RM=		rm -f
 # KRB5 stuff
 KRB5_INCLUDES=
@@ -133,10 +134,10 @@ clean:
 	rm -f req
 
 $(DLIBSSL):
-	(cd ../ssl; $(MAKE))
+	(cd ../ssl; $(MAKE) CC='${CC}' PLATFORM='${PLATFORM}' CFLAG='${CFLAG}' SDIRS='$(SDIRS)' INSTALLTOP='${INSTALLTOP}' PEX_LIBS='${PEX_LIBS}' EX_LIBS='${EX_LIBS}' BN_ASM='${BN_ASM}' DES_ENC='${DES_ENC}' BF_ENC='${BF_ENC}' CAST_ENC='${CAST_ENC}' RC4_ENC='${RC4_ENC}' RC5_ENC='${RC5_ENC}' SHA1_ASM_OBJ='${SHA1_ASM_OBJ}' MD5_ASM_OBJ='${MD5_ASM_OBJ}' RMD160_ASM_OBJ='${RMD160_ASM_OBJ}' AR='${AR}' PROCESSOR='${PROCESSOR}' PERL='${PERL}' RANLIB='${RANLIB}' TESTS='${TESTS}' KRB5_INCLUDES='${KRB5_INCLUDES}' LIBKRB5='${LIBKRB5}' EXE_EXT='${EXE_EXT}' SHARED_LIBS='${SHARED_LIBS}' SHLIB_EXT='${SHLIB_EXT}' SHLIB_TARGET='${SHLIB_TARGET}')
 
 $(DLIBCRYPTO):
-	(cd ../crypto; $(MAKE))
+	(cd ../crypto; $(MAKE) CC='${CC}' PLATFORM='${PLATFORM}' CFLAG='${CFLAG}' SDIRS='$(SDIRS)' INSTALLTOP='${INSTALLTOP}' PEX_LIBS='${PEX_LIBS}' EX_LIBS='${EX_LIBS}' BN_ASM='${BN_ASM}' DES_ENC='${DES_ENC}' BF_ENC='${BF_ENC}' CAST_ENC='${CAST_ENC}' RC4_ENC='${RC4_ENC}' RC5_ENC='${RC5_ENC}' SHA1_ASM_OBJ='${SHA1_ASM_OBJ}' MD5_ASM_OBJ='${MD5_ASM_OBJ}' RMD160_ASM_OBJ='${RMD160_ASM_OBJ}' AR='${AR}' PROCESSOR='${PROCESSOR}' PERL='${PERL}' RANLIB='${RANLIB}' TESTS='${TESTS}' KRB5_INCLUDES='${KRB5_INCLUDES}' LIBKRB5='${LIBKRB5}' EXE_EXT='${EXE_EXT}' SHARED_LIBS='${SHARED_LIBS}' SHLIB_EXT='${SHLIB_EXT}' SHLIB_TARGET='${SHLIB_TARGET}')
 
 $(PROGRAM): progs.h $(E_OBJ) $(PROGRAM).o $(DLIBCRYPTO) $(DLIBSSL)
 	$(RM) $(PROGRAM)
diff --git a/crypto/objects/Makefile.ssl b/crypto/objects/Makefile.ssl
index fde1987d0..efe71eeb3 100644
--- a/crypto/objects/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/crypto/objects/Makefile.ssl
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ MAKEDEPPROG=	makedepend
 MAKEDEPEND=	$(TOP)/util/domd $(TOP) -MD $(MAKEDEPPROG)
 MAKEFILE=	Makefile.ssl
 AR=		ar r
+PERL=		perl
 
 CFLAGS= $(INCLUDES) $(CFLAG)
 
diff --git a/test/Makefile.ssl b/test/Makefile.ssl
index 1ddb54245..0fece25ca 100644
--- a/test/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/test/Makefile.ssl
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ MAKEFILE=	Makefile.ssl
 MAKE=		make -f $(MAKEFILE)
 MAKEDEPPROG=	makedepend
 MAKEDEPEND=	$(TOP)/util/domd $(TOP) -MD $(MAKEDEPPROG)
+PERL=		perl
 
 PEX_LIBS=
 EX_LIBS= #-lnsl -lsocket
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@ tags:
 tests:	exe apps $(TESTS)
 
 apps:
-	@(cd ../apps; $(MAKE)  CC='${CC}' CFLAG='${CFLAG}' INSTALLTOP='${INSTALLTOP}' PEX_LIBS='${PEX_LIBS}' EX_LIBS='${EX_LIBS}' all)
+	@(cd ../apps; $(MAKE)  CC='${CC}' PLATFORM='${PLATFORM}' CFLAG='${CFLAG}' SDIRS='$(SDIRS)' INSTALLTOP='${INSTALLTOP}' PEX_LIBS='${PEX_LIBS}' EX_LIBS='${EX_LIBS}' BN_ASM='${BN_ASM}' DES_ENC='${DES_ENC}' BF_ENC='${BF_ENC}' CAST_ENC='${CAST_ENC}' RC4_ENC='${RC4_ENC}' RC5_ENC='${RC5_ENC}' SHA1_ASM_OBJ='${SHA1_ASM_OBJ}' MD5_ASM_OBJ='${MD5_ASM_OBJ}' RMD160_ASM_OBJ='${RMD160_ASM_OBJ}' AR='${AR}' PROCESSOR='${PROCESSOR}' PERL='${PERL}' RANLIB='${RANLIB}' TESTS='${TESTS}' KRB5_INCLUDES='${KRB5_INCLUDES}' LIBKRB5='${LIBKRB5}' EXE_EXT='${EXE_EXT}' SHARED_LIBS='${SHARED_LIBS}' SHLIB_EXT='${SHLIB_EXT}' SHLIB_TARGET='${SHLIB_TARGET}' all)
 
 alltests:
 	(LIBPATH="`cd ..; pwd`"; LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$$LIBPATH; SHLIB_PATH=$$LIBPATH; \
@@ -281,10 +282,10 @@ clean:
 	rm -f .rnd tmp.bntest tmp.bctest *.o *.obj lib tags core .pure .nfs* *.old *.bak fluff $(EXE) *.ss *.srl log
 
 $(DLIBSSL):
-	(cd ../ssl; $(MAKE))
+	(cd ../ssl; $(MAKE) CC='${CC}' PLATFORM='${PLATFORM}' CFLAG='${CFLAG}' SDIRS='$(SDIRS)' INSTALLTOP='${INSTALLTOP}' PEX_LIBS='${PEX_LIBS}' EX_LIBS='${EX_LIBS}' BN_ASM='${BN_ASM}' DES_ENC='${DES_ENC}' BF_ENC='${BF_ENC}' CAST_ENC='${CAST_ENC}' RC4_ENC='${RC4_ENC}' RC5_ENC='${RC5_ENC}' SHA1_ASM_OBJ='${SHA1_ASM_OBJ}' MD5_ASM_OBJ='${MD5_ASM_OBJ}' RMD160_ASM_OBJ='${RMD160_ASM_OBJ}' AR='${AR}' PROCESSOR='${PROCESSOR}' PERL='${PERL}' RANLIB='${RANLIB}' TESTS='${TESTS}' KRB5_INCLUDES='${KRB5_INCLUDES}' LIBKRB5='${LIBKRB5}' EXE_EXT='${EXE_EXT}' SHARED_LIBS='${SHARED_LIBS}' SHLIB_EXT='${SHLIB_EXT}' SHLIB_TARGET='${SHLIB_TARGET}')
 
 $(DLIBCRYPTO):
-	(cd ../crypto; $(MAKE))
+	(cd ../crypto; $(MAKE) CC='${CC}' PLATFORM='${PLATFORM}' CFLAG='${CFLAG}' SDIRS='$(SDIRS)' INSTALLTOP='${INSTALLTOP}' PEX_LIBS='${PEX_LIBS}' EX_LIBS='${EX_LIBS}' BN_ASM='${BN_ASM}' DES_ENC='${DES_ENC}' BF_ENC='${BF_ENC}' CAST_ENC='${CAST_ENC}' RC4_ENC='${RC4_ENC}' RC5_ENC='${RC5_ENC}' SHA1_ASM_OBJ='${SHA1_ASM_OBJ}' MD5_ASM_OBJ='${MD5_ASM_OBJ}' RMD160_ASM_OBJ='${RMD160_ASM_OBJ}' AR='${AR}' PROCESSOR='${PROCESSOR}' PERL='${PERL}' RANLIB='${RANLIB}' TESTS='${TESTS}' KRB5_INCLUDES='${KRB5_INCLUDES}' LIBKRB5='${LIBKRB5}' EXE_EXT='${EXE_EXT}' SHARED_LIBS='${SHARED_LIBS}' SHLIB_EXT='${SHLIB_EXT}' SHLIB_TARGET='${SHLIB_TARGET}')
 
 $(RSATEST): $(RSATEST).o $(DLIBCRYPTO)
 	$(CC) -o $(RSATEST) $(CFLAGS) $(RSATEST).o $(PEX_LIBS) $(LIBCRYPTO) $(EX_LIBS)