diff --git a/utils/collectd/Makefile b/utils/collectd/Makefile
index 803a61d49..f92e17a4a 100644
--- a/utils/collectd/Makefile
+++ b/utils/collectd/Makefile
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS+= \
 	--disable-debug \
 	--enable-daemon \
 	--with-nan-emulation \
-	--with-perl-bindings= \
+	--without-perl-bindings \
 	--without-libgcrypt
 
 CONFIGURE_VARS+= \