diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 708b6afe7..d6f5d2101 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -851,12 +851,6 @@ if test "$with_perl" != "no"; then
     PERL_BIN="$WITH_PERL_BIN"
   fi
 
-  AC_ARG_ENABLE(perl-console, [  --disable-perl-console  disable PERL console (default=enabled)],perlconsole_disabled="(disabled)")
-  
-  if test "$enable_perlconsole" != "no"; then
-    AC_DEFINE(WITH_PERLCONSOLE, 1, [Enable PERL Console support (for debugging purposes)])
-  fi
-
   if test "$PERL_BIN" != "no"; then
     AC_CACHE_CHECK(
       [checking for perl version >= perl_required_version], [with_cv_perl],
@@ -903,9 +897,14 @@ else
   with_cv_perl="no"
 fi
 
-
 AM_CONDITIONAL([HAVE_AUTO4_PERL], [test "$with_cv_perl" != "no"])
 
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(perl-console, [  --disable-perl-console  disable PERL console (default=enabled)],perlconsole_disabled="(disabled)")
+  
+if test "$with_cv_perl" = "yes" && test "$enable_perlconsole" != "no"; then
+  AC_DEFINE(WITH_PERLCONSOLE, 1, [Enable PERL Console support (for debugging purposes)])
+fi
+
 
 
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