diff --git a/open-vm-tools.spec b/open-vm-tools.spec
index 801a4c6..a8def52 100644
--- a/open-vm-tools.spec
+++ b/open-vm-tools.spec
@@ -251,6 +251,13 @@ function install_rpms_to_current_dir() {
      done
 }
 
+rpmbuild_bundled() {
+    rpmbuild --nodeps \
+             --define '_prefix %{bundled_install_path}' \
+             --define '__perl /usr/bin/perl' \
+             $@
+}
+
 export LDFLAGS="-L%{_buildrootdir}%{bundled_install_path}/%{_lib} $LDFLAGS"
 export LDFLAGS="-Wl,-rpath,%{bundled_install_path}/%{_lib} $LDFLAGS"
 export LDFLAGS="-Wl,-rpath-link,%{_buildrootdir}%{bundled_install_path}/%{_lib} $LDFLAGS"
@@ -259,7 +266,7 @@ export PATH="%{_buildrootdir}%{bundled_install_path}/bin:$PATH"
 
 # libsigc++20
 rpm -ivh %{SOURCE101}
-rpmbuild --nodeps --define '_prefix %{bundled_install_path}' -ba %{_specdir}/libsigc++20.spec
+rpmbuild_bundled -ba %{_specdir}/libsigc++20.spec
 pushd %{_buildrootdir}
 install_rpms_to_current_dir libsigc++20*.rpm
 popd
@@ -269,7 +276,7 @@ sed -i 's@prefix=%{bundled_install_path}@prefix=%{_buildrootdir}%{bundled_instal
 
 # glibmm2.4
 rpm -ivh %{SOURCE102}
-rpmbuild --nodeps --define '_prefix %{bundled_install_path}' -ba %{_specdir}/glibmm2.4.spec
+rpmbuild_bundled -ba %{_specdir}/glibmm2.4.spec
 pushd %{_buildrootdir}
 install_rpms_to_current_dir glibmm2.4*.rpm
 popd
@@ -279,7 +286,7 @@ sed -i 's@prefix=%{bundled_install_path}@prefix=%{_buildrootdir}%{bundled_instal
 
 # atkmm
 rpm -ivh %{SOURCE103}
-rpmbuild --nodeps --define '_prefix %{bundled_install_path}' -ba %{_specdir}/atkmm.spec
+rpmbuild_bundled -ba %{_specdir}/atkmm.spec
 pushd %{_buildrootdir}
 install_rpms_to_current_dir atkmm*.rpm
 popd
@@ -289,7 +296,7 @@ sed -i 's@prefix=%{bundled_install_path}@prefix=%{_buildrootdir}%{bundled_instal
 
 # cairomm
 rpm -ivh %{SOURCE104}
-rpmbuild --nodeps --define '_prefix %{bundled_install_path}' --without=doc_pdf -ba %{_specdir}/cairomm.spec
+rpmbuild_bundled --without=doc_pdf -ba %{_specdir}/cairomm.spec
 pushd %{_buildrootdir}
 install_rpms_to_current_dir cairomm*.rpm
 popd
@@ -299,7 +306,7 @@ sed -i 's@prefix=%{bundled_install_path}@prefix=%{_buildrootdir}%{bundled_instal
 
 # pangomm
 rpm -ivh %{SOURCE105}
-rpmbuild --nodeps --define '_prefix %{bundled_install_path}' -ba %{_specdir}/pangomm.spec
+rpmbuild_bundled -ba %{_specdir}/pangomm.spec
 pushd %{_buildrootdir}
 install_rpms_to_current_dir pangomm*.rpm
 popd
@@ -309,7 +316,7 @@ sed -i 's@prefix=%{bundled_install_path}@prefix=%{_buildrootdir}%{bundled_instal
 
 # gtkmm3.0
 rpm -ivh %{SOURCE106}
-rpmbuild --nodeps --define '_prefix %{bundled_install_path}' -ba %{_specdir}/gtkmm3.0.spec
+rpmbuild_bundled -ba %{_specdir}/gtkmm3.0.spec
 pushd %{_buildrootdir}
 install_rpms_to_current_dir gtkmm*.rpm
 popd