diff --git a/cmake/BuildParameters.cmake b/cmake/BuildParameters.cmake
index 478e10e20e..b1977ca4f5 100644
--- a/cmake/BuildParameters.cmake
+++ b/cmake/BuildParameters.cmake
@@ -19,6 +19,13 @@ option(DISABLE_BUILD_DATE "Disable including the binary compile date")
 option(ENABLE_TESTS "Enables building the unit tests" ON)
 option(USE_SYSTEM_YAML "Uses a system version of yaml, if found")
 
+if(WIN32)
+	set(DEFAULT_NATIVE_TOOLS ON)
+else()
+	set(DEFAULT_NATIVE_TOOLS OFF)
+endif()
+option(USE_NATIVE_TOOLS "Uses c++ tools instead of ones written in scripting languages.  OFF requires perl, ON may fail if cross compiling" ${DEFAULT_NATIVE_TOOLS})
+
 if(DISABLE_BUILD_DATE OR openSUSE)
 	message(STATUS "Disabling the inclusion of the binary compile date.")
 	list(APPEND PCSX2_DEFS DISABLE_BUILD_DATE)
diff --git a/cmake/SearchForStuff.cmake b/cmake/SearchForStuff.cmake
index 2cffa28a8f..3d88bfa2b1 100644
--- a/cmake/SearchForStuff.cmake
+++ b/cmake/SearchForStuff.cmake
@@ -224,3 +224,10 @@ if(NOT USE_SYSTEM_YAML)
 endif()
 
 add_subdirectory(3rdparty/libchdr/libchdr EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
+
+if(USE_NATIVE_TOOLS)
+	add_subdirectory(tools/bin2cpp EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
+	set(BIN2CPP bin2cpp)
+else()
+	set(BIN2CPP perl ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/linux_various/hex2h.pl)
+endif()
diff --git a/pcsx2/CMakeLists.txt b/pcsx2/CMakeLists.txt
index 6edb84c60d..6df94739a5 100644
--- a/pcsx2/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/pcsx2/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ foreach(result_file IN ITEMS
 		arrow_bottom arrow_left arrow_right)
 	add_custom_command(
 		OUTPUT  "${PADImgHeader}/${result_file}.h"
-		COMMAND perl ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/linux_various/hex2h.pl "${PADImg}/${result_file}.png" "${PADImgHeader}/${result_file}" )
+		COMMAND ${BIN2CPP} "${PADImg}/${result_file}.png" "${PADImgHeader}/${result_file}" )
 endforeach()
 
 add_custom_command(
@@ -1268,7 +1268,7 @@ foreach(res_file IN ITEMS
 		AppIcon16 AppIcon32 AppIcon64 BackgroundLogo Logo NoIcon ButtonIcon_Camera
 		ConfigIcon_Cpu ConfigIcon_Gamefixes ConfigIcon_MemoryCard
 		ConfigIcon_Paths ConfigIcon_Speedhacks ConfigIcon_Video Breakpoint_Active Breakpoint_Inactive)
-	add_custom_command(OUTPUT  "${res_bin}/${res_file}.h" COMMAND perl ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/linux_various/hex2h.pl "${res_src}/${res_file}.png" "${res_bin}/${res_file}" )
+	add_custom_command(OUTPUT "${res_bin}/${res_file}.h" COMMAND ${BIN2CPP} "${res_src}/${res_file}.png" "${res_bin}/${res_file}" )
 endforeach()
 
 ### Generate Recording resource files
@@ -1276,7 +1276,7 @@ endforeach()
 foreach(res_file IN ITEMS
 		circlePressed controllerFull controllerHalf controllerThreeQuarters crossPressed downPressed l1Pressed l2Pressed l3Pressed leftPressed
 		r1Pressed r2Pressed r3Pressed rightPressed selectPressed squarePressed startPressed trianglePressed upPressed)
-	add_custom_command(OUTPUT  "${res_rec_vp_src}/${res_file}.h" COMMAND perl ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/linux_various/hex2h.pl "${res_rec_vp_src}/${res_file}.png" "${res_rec_vp_src}/${res_file}" )
+	add_custom_command(OUTPUT "${res_rec_vp_src}/${res_file}.h" COMMAND ${BIN2CPP} "${res_rec_vp_src}/${res_file}.png" "${res_rec_vp_src}/${res_file}" )
 endforeach()
 
 if(USE_VTUNE)
diff --git a/tools/bin2cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/bin2cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index 1e3e45cf5a..069a9f2ecc 100644
--- a/tools/bin2cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/bin2cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,47 +1,6 @@
 # bin2cpp tool
 
-# executable name
-set(bin2cppName bin2cpp)
-
-# Debug - Build
-if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL Debug)
-	# add defines
-	set(bin2cppFinalFlags
-		-s -Wall -fexceptions
-	)
-endif(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL Debug)
-
-# Devel - Build
-if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL Devel)
-	# add defines
-	set(bin2cppFinalFlags
-		-s -Wall -fexceptions
-	)
-endif(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL Devel)
-
-# Release - Build
-if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL Release)
-	# add defines
-	set(bin2cppFinalFlags
-		-s -Wall -fexceptions
-	)
-endif(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL Release)
-
-# variable with all sources of this executable
-set(bin2cppSources
-	bin2cpp.cpp)
-
-set(bin2cppHeaders
-	)
-
-# add executable
-set(bin2cppFinalSources
-	${bin2cppSources}
-	${bin2cppHeaders}
-)
-
-add_pcsx2_executable(${bin2cppName} "${bin2cppFinalSources}" "" "${bin2cppFinalFlags}")
+add_executable(bin2cpp bin2cpp.cpp)
 
 # set output directory
 # set_target_properties(${bin2cppName} PROPERTIES RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/tools/bin)
-