Recent MakeMaker versions quote variables. diff -ur razor-agents-2.85.orig/Makefile.PL razor-agents-2.85/Makefile.PL --- razor-agents-2.85.orig/Makefile.PL 2007-05-09 00:47:53.000000000 +0200 +++ razor-agents-2.85/Makefile.PL 2015-08-19 06:35:39.000000000 +0200 @@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ my $man5 = q{ \\ $(INST_MAN5DIR) $(INSTALLMAN5DIR)}; - $inherited =~ s/(\$\((?:DEST)?INSTALL\w*MAN1DIR\))/$1$man5/gm; + $inherited =~ s/(\$\((?:DEST)?INSTALL\w*MAN1DIR\)"?)/$1$man5/gm; return $inherited; }