1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/bootstrap b/bootstrap
index 132cbc13f..130fa8a34 100755
--- a/bootstrap
+++ b/bootstrap
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ if test -z "$PERL"; then
 	for dir in $PATH; do
 		IFS=$save_IFS
 		test -z "$dir" && dir=.
-		if test -x "$dir/perl"; then
+		if test -x "$dir/perl" && test ! -d "$dir/perl"; then
 			PERL="$dir/perl"
 			break
 		fi