diff --git a/mozilla/directory/perldap/Makefile.PL b/mozilla/directory/perldap/Makefile.PL
index 24bad743ca1..28d5844ddeb 100644
--- a/mozilla/directory/perldap/Makefile.PL
+++ b/mozilla/directory/perldap/Makefile.PL
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #############################################################################
-# $Id: Makefile.PL,v 1.16.2.10 2005-10-25 18:48:30 richm%stanfordalumni.org Exp $
+# $Id: Makefile.PL,v 1.16.2.11 2005-11-04 20:32:55 richm%stanfordalumni.org Exp $
 #
 # The contents of this file are subject to the Mozilla Public License
 # Version 1.1 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
@@ -144,8 +144,8 @@ if ( -f "$include_ldap${dir_sep}nspr.h" ) {
 
 print "Directory containing NSPR API 'include' and 'lib'\n";
 print "directories for NSPR support (type 'n' or 'none' to omit) (default: $nspr_loc): ";
-$silent = 0;
 if (!$ENV{NSPRDIR}) {
+   $silent = 0;
    chomp ($input = <STDIN>);
    if ($input =~ /^n/i) {
       $nspr_loc = undef;