diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 76267262c1..af51044fe0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1837,6 +1837,7 @@ perl/perl.mak: perl/PM.stamp
 
 perl/PM.stamp: FORCE
 	@$(FIND) perl -type f -name '*.pm' | sort >$@+ && \
+	$(PERL_PATH) -V >>$@+ && \
 	{ cmp $@+ $@ >/dev/null 2>/dev/null || mv $@+ $@; } && \
 	$(RM) $@+