diff --git a/secure/lib/libcrypto/Makefile b/secure/lib/libcrypto/Makefile
index 03e1c43dd54e..3cf7d850ce7b 100644
--- a/secure/lib/libcrypto/Makefile
+++ b/secure/lib/libcrypto/Makefile
@@ -380,16 +380,12 @@ SYMLINKS+=	lib${LIB}_p.a ${LIBDIR}/libdes_p.a
 .include <bsd.lib.mk>
 
 .if !defined(NOPERL) && ${MACHINE_ARCH} == "i386"
-.SUFFIXES:	.o .pl
-.SUFFIXES:	.po .pl
-.SUFFIXES:	.So .pl
-.pl.o:
-	perl -I${PERLPATH} $(.ALLSRC) elf ${CPUTYPE:Mi386:S/i//} > $(.PREFIX).pl.s ; ${AS} ${AFLAGS} $(.PREFIX).pl.s -o $(.TARGET)
+CLEANFILES+=	${SRCS:M*.pl:S/.pl$/.cmt/} ${SRCS:M*.pl:S/.pl$/.s/}
+.SUFFIXES:	.pl .cmt
+.pl.cmt:
+	perl -I${PERLPATH} ${.ALLSRC} elf ${CPUTYPE:Mi386:S/i//} > ${.TARGET}
 
-.pl.po:
-	perl -I${PERLPATH} $(.ALLSRC) elf ${CPUTYPE:Mi386:S/i//} > $(.PREFIX).pl.s ; ${AS} ${AFLAGS} $(.PREFIX).pl.s -o $(.TARGET)
-
-.pl.So:
-	perl -I${PERLPATH} $(.ALLSRC) elf ${CPUTYPE:Mi386:S/i//} > $(.PREFIX).pl.s ; ${AS} ${AFLAGS} $(.PREFIX).pl.s -o $(.TARGET)
+.cmt.s:
+	tr -d "'" < ${.ALLSRC} > ${.TARGET}
 .endif