diff --git a/mozilla/configure b/mozilla/configure
index 10c9d92a6c6..6b59773b398 100755
--- a/mozilla/configure
+++ b/mozilla/configure
@@ -999,7 +999,7 @@ NSPR_VERSION=4
 GLIB_VERSION=1.2.0
 GTK_VERSION=1.2.0
 LIBIDL_VERSION=0.6.3
-PERL_VERSION=5.004
+PERL_VERSION=5.006
 QT_VERSION=3.2.0
 QT_VERSION_NUM=320
 LIBART_VERSION=2.3.4
diff --git a/mozilla/configure.in b/mozilla/configure.in
index 25864728010..12523ac178f 100644
--- a/mozilla/configure.in
+++ b/mozilla/configure.in
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ dnl ========================================================
 GLIB_VERSION=1.2.0
 GTK_VERSION=1.2.0
 LIBIDL_VERSION=0.6.3
-PERL_VERSION=5.004
+PERL_VERSION=5.006
 QT_VERSION=3.2.0
 QT_VERSION_NUM=320
 LIBART_VERSION=2.3.4