diff --git a/perl/perl.spec b/perl/perl.spec
index 393ab79f6c..31ec998228 100644
--- a/perl/perl.spec
+++ b/perl/perl.spec
@@ -92,10 +92,8 @@ AutoReqProv:  no
             esac
             ;;
         *-irix* )
-            cc=gcc
             #   fix problem in <netinet/tcp.h>
-            ccflags="-DBYTE_ORDER=4321
-            -DBIG_ENDIAN=4321"
+            ccflags="-DBYTE_ORDER=4321 -DBIG_ENDIAN=4321"
             ;;
     esac