diff --git a/flatpak/net.zoite.Zoitechat.json b/flatpak/net.zoite.Zoitechat.json
index d554c739..1edfe61f 100644
--- a/flatpak/net.zoite.Zoitechat.json
+++ b/flatpak/net.zoite.Zoitechat.json
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
         "--buildtype=release",
         "-Dgtk3=true",
         "-Ddbus-service-use-appid=true",
-        "-Dwith-perl=true",
+        "-Dwith-perl=false",
         "-Dwith-python=true",
         "-Dwith-lua=lua"
       ],