diff --git a/templates/irssi-0.8.12.tmpl b/templates/irssi-0.8.12.tmpl
index 32b7a28bd0c..c5fed2e7f2e 100755
--- a/templates/irssi-0.8.12.tmpl
+++ b/templates/irssi-0.8.12.tmpl
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@
 pkgname=irssi-0.8.12
 extract_sufx=".tar.bz2"
 url=http://www.irssi.org/files
-configure_args="--with-terminfo --with-proxy --without-curses
- --with-perl-lib=$PKGFS_MASTERDIR/lib/perl5/site_perl"
+# We need this to get some perl paths.
+. $PKGFS_TMPLHELPDIR/perl-module.sh
 
+configure_args="--with-terminfo --with-proxy --without-curses
+ --with-perl-lib=$PERL_SITELIBEXP"
 build_style=gnu_configure
 short_desc="Secure and modular IRC client with text mode user interface"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"