diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/autoconf/autoconf.inc b/meta/recipes-devtools/autoconf/autoconf.inc
index b4e33569a6..f1b2dfca7a 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/autoconf/autoconf.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/autoconf/autoconf.inc
@@ -27,13 +27,18 @@ RDEPENDS_${PN} = "m4 gnu-config \
 		  perl-module-data-dumper \
 		 "
 RDEPENDS_${PN}_class-native = "m4-native gnu-config-native"
+RDEPENDS_${PN}_class-nativesdk = "nativesdk-m4 nativesdk-gnu-config"
 
 SRC_URI = "${GNU_MIRROR}/autoconf/autoconf-${PV}.tar.gz \
 	   file://program_prefix.patch"
 
 inherit autotools texinfo
 
-CACHED_CONFIGUREVARS += "ac_cv_path_PERL=${USRBINPATH}/perl"
+PERL = "${USRBINPATH}/perl"
+PERL_class-native = "/usr/bin/env perl"
+PERL_class-nativesdk = "/usr/bin/env perl"
+
+CACHED_CONFIGUREVARS += "ac_cv_path_PERL='${PERL}'"
 
 do_configure() {
 	oe_runconf
diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/autoconf/autoconf/autoconf-replace-w-option-in-shebangs-with-modern-use-warnings.patch b/meta/recipes-devtools/autoconf/autoconf/autoconf-replace-w-option-in-shebangs-with-modern-use-warnings.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ae0e3825f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/autoconf/autoconf/autoconf-replace-w-option-in-shebangs-with-modern-use-warnings.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+From 236552ff5b9f1ebf666d8d0e9850007dcce03d26 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Serhii Popovych <spopovyc@cisco.com>
+Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2016 16:32:44 +0000
+Subject: [PATCH] perl: Replace -w option in shebangs with modern "use
+ warnings"
+
+In some builds we might provide ac_cv_path_PERL as /usr/bin/env perl
+to use newer version of the perl from users PATH rather than
+older from standard system path.
+
+However using /usr/bin/env perl -w from shebang line isn't
+possible because it translates to something like
+/usr/bin/env -w perl and env complains about illegal option.
+
+To address this we can remove -w option from perl shebang
+line and add "use warnings" statement.
+
+Upstream-Status: Pending
+Signed-off-by: Serhii Popovych <spopovyc@cisco.com>
+---
+ bin/autom4te.in                                          | 3 ++-
+ bin/autoreconf.in                                        | 3 ++-
+ bin/autoscan.in                                          | 3 ++-
+ bin/autoupdate.in                                        | 3 ++-
+ bin/ifnames.in                                           | 3 ++-
+ 5 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/bin/autom4te.in b/bin/autom4te.in
+index 11773c9..a8f5e41 100644
+--- a/bin/autom4te.in
++++ b/bin/autom4te.in
+@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
+-#! @PERL@ -w
++#! @PERL@
+ # -*- perl -*-
+ # @configure_input@
+ 
+@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ use Autom4te::General;
+ use Autom4te::XFile;
+ use File::Basename;
+ use strict;
++use warnings;
+ 
+ # Data directory.
+ my $pkgdatadir = $ENV{'AC_MACRODIR'} || '@pkgdatadir@';
+diff --git a/bin/autoreconf.in b/bin/autoreconf.in
+index e245db4..1a318cb 100644
+--- a/bin/autoreconf.in
++++ b/bin/autoreconf.in
+@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
+-#! @PERL@ -w
++#! @PERL@
+ # -*- perl -*-
+ # @configure_input@
+ 
+@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ use Autom4te::XFile;
+ # Do not use Cwd::chdir, since it might hang.
+ use Cwd 'cwd';
+ use strict;
++use warnings;
+ 
+ ## ----------- ##
+ ## Variables.  ##
+diff --git a/bin/autoscan.in b/bin/autoscan.in
+index a67c48d..b931249 100644
+--- a/bin/autoscan.in
++++ b/bin/autoscan.in
+@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
+-#! @PERL@ -w
++#! @PERL@
+ # -*- perl -*-
+ # @configure_input@
+ 
+@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ use Autom4te::XFile;
+ use File::Basename;
+ use File::Find;
+ use strict;
++use warnings;
+ 
+ use vars qw(@cfiles @makefiles @shfiles @subdirs %printed);
+ 
+diff --git a/bin/autoupdate.in b/bin/autoupdate.in
+index 9737d49..92cb147 100644
+--- a/bin/autoupdate.in
++++ b/bin/autoupdate.in
+@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
+-#! @PERL@ -w
++#! @PERL@
+ # -*- perl -*-
+ # @configure_input@
+ 
+@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ use Autom4te::General;
+ use Autom4te::XFile;
+ use File::Basename;
+ use strict;
++use warnings;
+ 
+ # Lib files.
+ my $autom4te = $ENV{'AUTOM4TE'} || '@bindir@/@autom4te-name@';
+diff --git a/bin/ifnames.in b/bin/ifnames.in
+index ba2cd05..74b0278 100644
+--- a/bin/ifnames.in
++++ b/bin/ifnames.in
+@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
+-#! @PERL@ -w
++#! @PERL@
+ # -*- perl -*-
+ # @configure_input@
+ 
+@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ BEGIN
+ use Autom4te::General;
+ use Autom4te::XFile;
+ use Autom4te::FileUtils;
++use warnings;
+ 
+ # $HELP
+ # -----
+-- 
+2.3.0
+
diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/autoconf/autoconf_2.69.bb b/meta/recipes-devtools/autoconf/autoconf_2.69.bb
index fd01585441..8e67f4b829 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/autoconf/autoconf_2.69.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/autoconf/autoconf_2.69.bb
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ SRC_URI += "file://check-automake-cross-warning.patch \
             file://add_musl_config.patch \
             file://performance.patch \
             file://AC_HEADER_MAJOR-port-to-glibc-2.25.patch \
+            file://autoconf-replace-w-option-in-shebangs-with-modern-use-warnings.patch \
            "
 
 SRC_URI[md5sum] = "82d05e03b93e45f5a39b828dc9c6c29b"