diff --git a/tutorial/Makefile.am b/tutorial/Makefile.am
index 17a9257..9160ad0 100755
--- a/tutorial/Makefile.am
+++ b/tutorial/Makefile.am
@@ -83,6 +83,10 @@
 SUBDIRS += cl
 endif
 
+if WITH_PERL
+SUBDIRS += perl
+endif
+
 #
 # generate html for ThriftTest.thrift
 #
@@ -104,7 +108,6 @@
 	erl \
 	hs \
 	ocaml \
-	perl \
 	php \
 	shared.thrift \
 	tutorial.thrift \