diff --git a/config.mak.uname b/config.mak.uname
index 74a1fa5fba..5a83c4fb57 100644
--- a/config.mak.uname
+++ b/config.mak.uname
@@ -504,7 +504,6 @@ ifneq (,$(findstring MINGW,$(uname_S)))
 	NO_MKDTEMP = YesPlease
 	NO_MKSTEMPS = YesPlease
 	NO_SVN_TESTS = YesPlease
-	NO_PERL_MAKEMAKER = YesPlease
 	RUNTIME_PREFIX = YesPlease
 	NO_ST_BLOCKS_IN_STRUCT_STAT = YesPlease
 	NO_NSEC = YesPlease