diff --git a/Makefile.org b/Makefile.org
index 27036267c..a1b49cfd1 100644
--- a/Makefile.org
+++ b/Makefile.org
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ test:   tests
 
 tests: rehash
 	@(cd test && echo "testing..." && \
-	$(MAKE) CC='${CC}' CFLAG='${CFLAG}' INSTALLTOP='${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}' SDIRS='${SDIRS}' SHA1_ASM_OBJ='${SHA1_ASM_OBJ}' MD5_ASM_OBJ='${MD5_ASM_OBJ}' RMD160_ASM_OBJ='${RMD160_ASM_OBJ}' AR='${AR}' PERL='${PERL}' EXE_EXT='${EXE_EXT}' tests );
+	$(MAKE) CC='${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}' EXE_EXT='${EXE_EXT}' SHARED_LIBS='${SHARED_LIBS}' SHLIB_EXT='${SHLIB_EXT}' SHLIB_TARGET='${SHLIB_TARGET}' OPENSSL_DEBUG_MEMORY=on tests );
 	@apps/openssl version -a
 
 report:
diff --git a/apps/Makefile.ssl b/apps/Makefile.ssl
index 598b66035..0b3208f0d 100644
--- a/apps/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/apps/Makefile.ssl
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ OPENSSLDIR=	/usr/local/ssl
 MAKE=		make -f Makefile.ssl
 MAKEDEPEND=	$(TOP)/util/domd $(TOP)
 MAKEFILE=	Makefile.ssl
+PERL=		perl
 RM=		rm -f
 
 PEX_LIBS=
@@ -127,10 +128,10 @@ 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}' 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}' 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 562b12746..7b1c51cdb 100644
--- a/crypto/objects/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/crypto/objects/Makefile.ssl
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ MAKE=		make -f Makefile.ssl
 MAKEDEPEND=	$(TOP)/util/domd $(TOP)
 MAKEFILE=	Makefile.ssl
 AR=		ar r
+PERL=		perl
 
 CFLAGS= $(INCLUDES) $(CFLAG)
 
diff --git a/test/Makefile.ssl b/test/Makefile.ssl
index 18c36b8da..3cb1283d7 100644
--- a/test/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/test/Makefile.ssl
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ INSTALLTOP=	/usr/local/ssl
 MAKEFILE=	Makefile.ssl
 MAKE=		make -f $(MAKEFILE)
 MAKEDEPEND=	$(TOP)/util/domd $(TOP)
+PERL=		perl
 
 PEX_LIBS=
 EX_LIBS= #-lnsl -lsocket
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ tests:	exe apps \
 	test_ss test_ca test_ssl
 
 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}' EXE_EXT='${EXE_EXT}' SHARED_LIBS='${SHARED_LIBS}' SHLIB_EXT='${SHLIB_EXT}' SHLIB_TARGET='${SHLIB_TARGET}' all)
 
 test_des:
 	./$(DESTEST)
@@ -242,10 +243,10 @@ clean:
 	rm -f .rnd tmp.bntest tmp.bctest *.o *.obj lib tags core .pure .nfs* *.old *.bak fluff $(EXE) *.ss 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}' 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}' 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)