diff --git a/contrib/fb303/if/fb303.thrift b/contrib/fb303/if/fb303.thrift
index 288b8a0..66c8315 100644
--- a/contrib/fb303/if/fb303.thrift
+++ b/contrib/fb303/if/fb303.thrift
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 namespace java com.facebook.fb303
 namespace cpp facebook.fb303
+namespace perl Facebook.FB303
 
 /**
  * Common status reporting mechanism across all services