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diff --git a/perl/Makefile.PL b/perl/Makefile.PL
index 320253eb8..0b9deca2c 100644
--- a/perl/Makefile.PL
+++ b/perl/Makefile.PL
@@ -5,6 +5,14 @@ sub MY::postamble {
 instlibdir:
 	@echo '$(INSTALLSITELIB)'
 
+ifneq (,$(DESTDIR))
+ifeq (0,$(shell expr '$(MM_VERSION)' '>' 6.10))
+$(error ExtUtils::MakeMaker version "$(MM_VERSION)" is older than 6.11 and so \
+	is likely incompatible with the DESTDIR mechanism.  Try setting \
+	NO_PERL_MAKEMAKER=1 instead)
+endif
+endif
+
 MAKE_FRAG
 }