diff --git a/compiler/cpp/Makefile.am b/compiler/cpp/Makefile.am
index dbf3917..54a44c9 100644
--- a/compiler/cpp/Makefile.am
+++ b/compiler/cpp/Makefile.am
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
                  src/generate/t_generator.cc \
                  src/generate/t_php_generator.cc \
                  src/generate/t_xsd_generator.cc \
-                 src/generate/t_perl_generator.cc \
                  src/generate/t_erl_generator.cc \
                  src/globals.h \
                  src/main.h \
@@ -56,6 +55,9 @@
 if THRIFT_GEN_rb
 thrift_SOURCES += src/generate/t_rb_generator.cc
 endif
+if THRIFT_GEN_perl
+thrift_SOURCES += src/generate/t_perl_generator.cc
+endif
 if THRIFT_GEN_cocoa
 thrift_SOURCES += src/generate/t_cocoa_generator.cc
 endif
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index f56a276..9e65a61 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -136,6 +136,8 @@
 AM_CONDITIONAL([THRIFT_GEN_py], [test "$ax_thrift_gen_py" = "yes"])
 AX_THRIFT_GEN(rb, [Ruby], yes)
 AM_CONDITIONAL([THRIFT_GEN_rb], [test "$ax_thrift_gen_rb" = "yes"])
+AX_THRIFT_GEN(perl, [Perl], yes)
+AM_CONDITIONAL([THRIFT_GEN_perl], [test "$ax_thrift_gen_perl" = "yes"])
 AX_THRIFT_GEN(cocoa, [Cocoa], yes)
 AM_CONDITIONAL([THRIFT_GEN_cocoa], [test "$ax_thrift_gen_cocoa" = "yes"])
 AX_THRIFT_GEN(st, [Smalltalk], yes)