diff --git a/utils/collectd/Makefile b/utils/collectd/Makefile
index 2b564cf0a..2bfc749fc 100644
--- a/utils/collectd/Makefile
+++ b/utils/collectd/Makefile
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS+= \
 	--disable-debug \
 	--enable-daemon \
 	--with-nan-emulation \
+	--with-perl-bindings= \
 	--without-libgcrypt
 
 CONFIGURE_VARS+= \