diff -rup a/swig/perl/GNUmakefile b/swig/perl/GNUmakefile
--- a/swig/perl/GNUmakefile	2018-06-23 17:05:47.000000000 +0200
+++ b/swig/perl/GNUmakefile	2018-07-05 14:42:01.858099024 +0200
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ gdal_wrap.cc: generate
 
 Makefile_Geo__GDAL: gdal_wrap.cc
 	perl Makefile.PL INSTALL_BASE=$(INST_PREFIX)
+	perl Makefile.PL INSTALLDIRS=vendor
 
 test: build
 	$(MAKE) -f Makefile_Geo__GDAL test
diff -rup a/swig/perl/Makefile b/swig/perl/Makefile
--- a/swig/perl/Makefile	2018-06-23 17:05:47.000000000 +0200
+++ b/swig/perl/Makefile	2018-07-05 14:42:41.822293920 +0200
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ build: Makefile_Geo__GDAL
 
 Makefile_Geo__GDAL:
 	perl Makefile.PL INSTALL_BASE=$(INST_PREFIX)
+	perl Makefile.PL INSTALLDIRS=vendor
 
 test: build
 	$(MAKE) -f Makefile_Geo__GDAL test