diff --git a/devel/diffutils/Makefile b/devel/diffutils/Makefile
index 33cdc1216..b313dafa4 100644
--- a/devel/diffutils/Makefile
+++ b/devel/diffutils/Makefile
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 define Package/diffutils
   SECTION:=devel
   CATEGORY:=Development
-  DEPENDS:=+USE_EGLIBC:librt
+  DEPENDS:=+USE_GLIBC:librt
   TITLE:=diffutils
   URL:=http://www.gnu.org/software/diffutils/
 endef
diff --git a/lang/luaposix/Makefile b/lang/luaposix/Makefile
index dd4a05671..40cddc054 100644
--- a/lang/luaposix/Makefile
+++ b/lang/luaposix/Makefile
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ CONFIGURE_VARS += ac_cv_path_LDOC=""
 
 TARGET_CFLAGS += -DLUA_USE_LINUX $(FPIC) -std=gnu99
 
-ifneq ($(CONFIG_USE_EGLIBC),)
+ifneq ($(CONFIG_USE_GLIBC),)
   ifeq ($(CONFIG_EGLIBC_OPTION_EGLIBC_UTMP),)
     TARGET_CFLAGS += -DNO_GETLOGIN
   endif
diff --git a/lang/perl/Config.in b/lang/perl/Config.in
index 11cb5eb11..f4c4f8870 100644
--- a/lang/perl/Config.in
+++ b/lang/perl/Config.in
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ menu "Configuration"
 
 config PERL_THREADS
     bool "Enable threading support"
-    default y if (mips || mipsel || i386 || i686 || x86_64 || armeb || arm) && (USE_UCLIBC || USE_EGLIBC)
+    default y if (mips || mipsel || i386 || i686 || x86_64 || armeb || arm) && (USE_UCLIBC || USE_GLIBC)
     default n
 
 config PERL_TESTS
diff --git a/lang/perl/Makefile b/lang/perl/Makefile
index c3fe981f9..abd327f62 100644
--- a/lang/perl/Makefile
+++ b/lang/perl/Makefile
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ HOST_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
 
 # Variables used during configuration/build
 HOST_PERL_PREFIX:=$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/usr
-ifneq ($(CONFIG_USE_EGLIBC),)
+ifneq ($(CONFIG_USE_GLIBC),)
 	EXTRA_LIBS:=bsd
 	EXTRA_LIBDIRS:=$(STAGING_DIR)/lib
 endif
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ ifdef CONFIG_PERL_THREADS
 	PERL_CONFIG_SUFFIX:=-mt
 
 	# uclibc doesn't provide crypt_r(). Enable crypt() usage for glibc builds only
-	ifdef CONFIG_USE_EGLIBC
+	ifdef CONFIG_USE_GLIBC
 		CRYPT_R_PROTO:=REENTRANT_PROTO_B_CCS
 		CRYPT:=define
 	else
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ define Package/perl
   CATEGORY:=Languages
   TITLE:=The Perl intepreter
   URL:=http://www.perl.com/
-  DEPENDS:=+USE_EGLIBC:libbsd +PERL_THREADS:libpthread
+  DEPENDS:=+USE_GLIBC:libbsd +PERL_THREADS:libpthread
 endef
 
 define Package/perl/description
diff --git a/lang/perl/perlmod.mk b/lang/perl/perlmod.mk
index 4a4181d28..5b6ba1655 100644
--- a/lang/perl/perlmod.mk
+++ b/lang/perl/perlmod.mk
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 # Build environment
 HOST_PERL_PREFIX:=$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/usr
-ifneq ($(CONFIG_USE_EGLIBC),)
+ifneq ($(CONFIG_USE_GLIBC),)
 	EXTRA_LIBS:=bsd
 	EXTRA_LIBDIRS:=$(STAGING_DIR)/lib
 endif
diff --git a/utils/pciutils/Makefile b/utils/pciutils/Makefile
index 90deb66a4..0d7ec33f9 100644
--- a/utils/pciutils/Makefile
+++ b/utils/pciutils/Makefile
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ MAKE_FLAGS += \
 	HOST="$(GNU_TARGET_NAME)" \
 	ZLIB="yes" \
 
-ifneq ($(CONFIG_USE_EGLIBC),)
+ifneq ($(CONFIG_USE_GLIBC),)
 TARGET_LDFLAGS += -lresolv
 endif