diff --git a/modules/Makefile.in b/modules/Makefile.in
index 55c69d18..84cffb56 100644
--- a/modules/Makefile.in
+++ b/modules/Makefile.in
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ INCLUDES=@INCLUDES@ -I..
 LIBS=@LIBS@
 PERL=@PERL@
 ifneq "$(PERL)" ""
-PERLCC=`$(PERL) -MExtUtils::Embed -e ccopts`
+PERLCC=-DHAVE_PERL `$(PERL) -MExtUtils::Embed -e ccopts`
 PERLLD=`$(PERL) -MExtUtils::Embed -e ccopts -e ldopts`
 endif
 VPATH=.:..
diff --git a/modules/modperl.cpp b/modules/modperl.cpp
index ae56c7cc..01ad026f 100644
--- a/modules/modperl.cpp
+++ b/modules/modperl.cpp
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#ifdef HAVE_PERL
 #include "main.h"
 #include "User.h"
 #include "Nick.h"
@@ -148,3 +149,5 @@ bool CModPerl::OnLoad( const CString & sArgs )
 	return( true );
 }
 
+#endif /* HAVE_PERL */
+