diff --git a/perl/perl.spec b/perl/perl.spec
index 8171b1e322..393ab79f6c 100644
--- a/perl/perl.spec
+++ b/perl/perl.spec
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Distribution: OpenPKG [CORE]
 Group:        Language
 License:      GPL/Artistic
 Version:      5.6.1
-Release:      20020929
+Release:      20021002
 
 #   list of sources
 Source0:      ftp://ftp.cpan.org/pub/CPAN/src/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
@@ -91,6 +91,12 @@ AutoReqProv:  no
                 * ) cc=`%{l_shtool} path -p/bin:/usr/bin:$PATH cc`; cflags="-O" ;;
             esac
             ;;
+        *-irix* )
+            cc=gcc
+            #   fix problem in <netinet/tcp.h>
+            ccflags="-DBYTE_ORDER=4321
+            -DBIG_ENDIAN=4321"
+            ;;
     esac
 
     #   configure the Perl package