Index: bindings/perl/Makefile.in
--- bindings/perl/Makefile.in.orig
+++ bindings/perl/Makefile.in
@@ -439,7 +439,8 @@ clinkgrammar_la_CPPFLAGS = \
 
 @OS_NETBSD_TRUE@AVOID_VERSION = -avoid-version
 @OS_WIN32_TRUE@AVOID_VERSION = -avoid-version
-clinkgrammar_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info $(AVOID_VERSION) @VERSION_INFO@ \
+AVOID_VERSION = -avoid-version
+clinkgrammar_la_LDFLAGS = $(AVOID_VERSION) -version-info @VERSION_INFO@ \
 								  $(PERL_LDFLAGS) -module -no-undefined
 
 clinkgrammar_la_LIBADD =  \