diff --git a/dist/Storable/hints/gnukfreebsd.pl b/dist/Storable/hints/gnukfreebsd.pl
index db63567966bb..013a2edc4778 100644
--- a/dist/Storable/hints/gnukfreebsd.pl
+++ b/dist/Storable/hints/gnukfreebsd.pl
@@ -1 +1 @@
-do './hints/linux.pl' or die $@;
+eval `cat hints/linux.pl` or die $@;
diff --git a/dist/Storable/hints/gnuknetbsd.pl b/dist/Storable/hints/gnuknetbsd.pl
index db63567966bb..013a2edc4778 100644
--- a/dist/Storable/hints/gnuknetbsd.pl
+++ b/dist/Storable/hints/gnuknetbsd.pl
@@ -1 +1 @@
-do './hints/linux.pl' or die $@;
+eval `cat hints/linux.pl` or die $@;
diff --git a/ext/DynaLoader/hints/gnukfreebsd.pl b/ext/DynaLoader/hints/gnukfreebsd.pl
index db63567966bb..013a2edc4778 100644
--- a/ext/DynaLoader/hints/gnukfreebsd.pl
+++ b/ext/DynaLoader/hints/gnukfreebsd.pl
@@ -1 +1 @@
-do './hints/linux.pl' or die $@;
+eval `cat hints/linux.pl` or die $@;
diff --git a/ext/DynaLoader/hints/gnuknetbsd.pl b/ext/DynaLoader/hints/gnuknetbsd.pl
index db63567966bb..013a2edc4778 100644
--- a/ext/DynaLoader/hints/gnuknetbsd.pl
+++ b/ext/DynaLoader/hints/gnuknetbsd.pl
@@ -1 +1 @@
-do './hints/linux.pl' or die $@;
+eval `cat hints/linux.pl` or die $@;
diff --git a/ext/NDBM_File/hints/gnu.pl b/ext/NDBM_File/hints/gnu.pl
index db63567966bb..013a2edc4778 100644
--- a/ext/NDBM_File/hints/gnu.pl
+++ b/ext/NDBM_File/hints/gnu.pl
@@ -1 +1 @@
-do './hints/linux.pl' or die $@;
+eval `cat hints/linux.pl` or die $@;
diff --git a/ext/NDBM_File/hints/gnukfreebsd.pl b/ext/NDBM_File/hints/gnukfreebsd.pl
index db63567966bb..013a2edc4778 100644
--- a/ext/NDBM_File/hints/gnukfreebsd.pl
+++ b/ext/NDBM_File/hints/gnukfreebsd.pl
@@ -1 +1 @@
-do './hints/linux.pl' or die $@;
+eval `cat hints/linux.pl` or die $@;
diff --git a/ext/NDBM_File/hints/gnuknetbsd.pl b/ext/NDBM_File/hints/gnuknetbsd.pl
index db63567966bb..013a2edc4778 100644
--- a/ext/NDBM_File/hints/gnuknetbsd.pl
+++ b/ext/NDBM_File/hints/gnuknetbsd.pl
@@ -1 +1 @@
-do './hints/linux.pl' or die $@;
+eval `cat hints/linux.pl` or die $@;
diff --git a/ext/ODBM_File/hints/gnu.pl b/ext/ODBM_File/hints/gnu.pl
index db63567966bb..013a2edc4778 100644
--- a/ext/ODBM_File/hints/gnu.pl
+++ b/ext/ODBM_File/hints/gnu.pl
@@ -1 +1 @@
-do './hints/linux.pl' or die $@;
+eval `cat hints/linux.pl` or die $@;
diff --git a/ext/ODBM_File/hints/gnukfreebsd.pl b/ext/ODBM_File/hints/gnukfreebsd.pl
index db63567966bb..013a2edc4778 100644
--- a/ext/ODBM_File/hints/gnukfreebsd.pl
+++ b/ext/ODBM_File/hints/gnukfreebsd.pl
@@ -1 +1 @@
-do './hints/linux.pl' or die $@;
+eval `cat hints/linux.pl` or die $@;
diff --git a/ext/ODBM_File/hints/gnuknetbsd.pl b/ext/ODBM_File/hints/gnuknetbsd.pl
index db63567966bb..013a2edc4778 100644
--- a/ext/ODBM_File/hints/gnuknetbsd.pl
+++ b/ext/ODBM_File/hints/gnuknetbsd.pl
@@ -1 +1 @@
-do './hints/linux.pl' or die $@;
+eval `cat hints/linux.pl` or die $@;
diff --git a/ext/POSIX/hints/gnukfreebsd.pl b/ext/POSIX/hints/gnukfreebsd.pl
index db63567966bb..013a2edc4778 100644
--- a/ext/POSIX/hints/gnukfreebsd.pl
+++ b/ext/POSIX/hints/gnukfreebsd.pl
@@ -1 +1 @@
-do './hints/linux.pl' or die $@;
+eval `cat hints/linux.pl` or die $@;
diff --git a/ext/POSIX/hints/gnuknetbsd.pl b/ext/POSIX/hints/gnuknetbsd.pl
index db63567966bb..013a2edc4778 100644
--- a/ext/POSIX/hints/gnuknetbsd.pl
+++ b/ext/POSIX/hints/gnuknetbsd.pl
@@ -1 +1 @@
-do './hints/linux.pl' or die $@;
+eval `cat hints/linux.pl` or die $@;