diff --git a/Configure b/Configure
index 401b89594..d8dcf8f0a 100755
--- a/Configure
+++ b/Configure
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ my $ranlib;
 my $perl;
 
 $ranlib=&which("ranlib") or $ranlib="true";
-$perl=&which("perl5") or $perl=&which("perl") or $perl="perl";
+$perl=$ENV{'PERL'} or &which("perl5") or $perl=&which("perl") or $perl="perl";
 
 &usage if ($#ARGV < 0);