diff --git a/test/Makefile.am b/test/Makefile.am
index 9b30778..1dfff80 100644
--- a/test/Makefile.am
+++ b/test/Makefile.am
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@
 SUBDIRS += cpp
 endif
 
+if WITH_PERL
+SUBDIRS += perl
+endif
+
 if WITH_PYTHON
 SUBDIRS += py
 SUBDIRS += py.twisted