diff --git a/recipes-qt/qt5/qtbase_git.bb b/recipes-qt/qt5/qtbase_git.bb
index 4e1ab72..803c3f6 100644
--- a/recipes-qt/qt5/qtbase_git.bb
+++ b/recipes-qt/qt5/qtbase_git.bb
@@ -178,6 +178,10 @@ do_install_append() {
     sed -i -e 's|${STAGING_DIR_NATIVE}${prefix_native}|$$[QT_HOST_PREFIX/get]|g' \
         -e 's|${STAGING_DIR_HOST}|$$[QT_SYSROOT]|g' \
         ${D}/${OE_QMAKE_PATH_QT_ARCHDATA}/mkspecs/*.pri
+
+    # Fix up absolute paths in scripts
+    grep -lr /usr/bin/perl ${D}${OE_QMAKE_PATH_QT_ARCHDATA}/ | \
+        xargs -r sed -i -e '1s,#!.*perl,#! ${USRBINPATH}/env perl,'
 }
 
 # mkspecs have mac specific scripts that depend on perl and bash