diff --git a/scripts/abs2rel.pl b/scripts/abs2rel.pl
index 1bd9a14af1d..dd35211d978 100755
--- a/scripts/abs2rel.pl
+++ b/scripts/abs2rel.pl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/perl
+#!/usr/bin/env perl
 # 
 # Copyright (C) 2007 OpenWrt.org
 #
diff --git a/scripts/adam2flash-502T.pl b/scripts/adam2flash-502T.pl
index 13bdae611a6..0ed296d60f1 100644
--- a/scripts/adam2flash-502T.pl
+++ b/scripts/adam2flash-502T.pl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/perl
+#!/usr/bin/env perl
 #
 #   D-Link DSL-502T flash utility
 #
diff --git a/scripts/adam2flash-fritzbox.pl b/scripts/adam2flash-fritzbox.pl
index 04cf9f7f6f1..f8d745f6789 100644
--- a/scripts/adam2flash-fritzbox.pl
+++ b/scripts/adam2flash-fritzbox.pl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/perl
+#!/usr/bin/env perl
 #
 #   D-Link DSL-G6x4T flash utility
 #
diff --git a/scripts/adam2flash.pl b/scripts/adam2flash.pl
index bd0fa69a61b..8550f80a8a5 100755
--- a/scripts/adam2flash.pl
+++ b/scripts/adam2flash.pl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/perl
+#!/usr/bin/env perl
 #
 #   D-Link DSL-G6x4T flash utility
 #
diff --git a/scripts/download.pl b/scripts/download.pl
index 8934c55500d..e63595497f7 100755
--- a/scripts/download.pl
+++ b/scripts/download.pl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/perl
+#!/usr/bin/env perl
 # 
 # Copyright (C) 2006 OpenWrt.org
 #
diff --git a/scripts/metadata.pl b/scripts/metadata.pl
index ce809249783..bee30201217 100755
--- a/scripts/metadata.pl
+++ b/scripts/metadata.pl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/perl
+#!/usr/bin/env perl
 use FindBin;
 use lib "$FindBin::Bin";
 use strict;
diff --git a/scripts/slugimage.pl b/scripts/slugimage.pl
index e4615216623..deac6ac6dd3 100755
--- a/scripts/slugimage.pl
+++ b/scripts/slugimage.pl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/perl
+#!/usr/bin/env perl
 # 
 # SlugImage : Manipulate NSLU2 firmware images
 #             Dwayne Fontenot (jacques)
diff --git a/scripts/timestamp.pl b/scripts/timestamp.pl
index 90d1fa799ae..b2d68a1bb15 100755
--- a/scripts/timestamp.pl
+++ b/scripts/timestamp.pl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/perl
+#!/usr/bin/env perl
 # 
 # Copyright (C) 2006 OpenWrt.org
 #