diff --git a/src/fe-none/Makefile.am b/src/fe-none/Makefile.am
index 528e3a7b..7d276128 100644
--- a/src/fe-none/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/fe-none/Makefile.am
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ botti_DEPENDENCIES = @COMMON_NOUI_LIBS@
 
 botti_LDADD = \
 	@COMMON_NOUI_LIBS@ \
-	$(PROG_LIBS) \
-	$(PERL_LDFLAGS)
+	$(PROG_LIBS)
 
 botti_SOURCES = \
         irssi.c
diff --git a/src/fe-none/irssi.c b/src/fe-none/irssi.c
index 3c449e22..bd93edd8 100644
--- a/src/fe-none/irssi.c
+++ b/src/fe-none/irssi.c
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@
 #include "signals.h"
 #include "core.h"
 
+#ifdef HAVE_STATIC_PERL
+void perl_init(void);
+void perl_deinit(void);
+#endif
+
 void irc_init(void);
 void irc_deinit(void);
 
@@ -57,11 +62,19 @@ void noui_init(void)
 
 	signal_add("reload", (SIGNAL_FUNC) sig_reload);
 	signal_add("gui exit", (SIGNAL_FUNC) sig_exit);
+
+#ifdef HAVE_STATIC_PERL
+        perl_init();
+#endif
 	signal_emit("irssi init finished", 0);
 }
 
 void noui_deinit(void)
 {
+#ifdef HAVE_STATIC_PERL
+        perl_deinit();
+#endif
+
 	signal_remove("reload", (SIGNAL_FUNC) sig_reload);
 	signal_remove("gui exit", (SIGNAL_FUNC) sig_exit);
 	irc_deinit();