diff --git a/debian/patches/perl5.18-re-a-mod.patch b/debian/patches/perl5.18-re-a-mod.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9fd2f50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/patches/perl5.18-re-a-mod.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+Description: Fix m//and constuct, invalid with perl 5.18
+Author: Damyan Ivanov <dmn@debian.org>
+Origin: vendor
+Bug-Debian: http://bugs.debian.org/711617
+
+--- a/Makefile.PL
++++ b/Makefile.PL
+@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
+ # ExtUtils::AutoInstall Bootstrap Code, version 5.
+ BEGIN{my$p='ExtUtils::AutoInstall';my$v=0.40;eval"use $p $v;1
+ "or do{my$e=$ENV{PERL_EXTUTILS_AUTOINSTALL};(!defined($e)||$e
+-!~m/--(?:default|skip|testonly)/and-t STDIN or eval"use Ext".
++!~m/--(?:default|skip|testonly)/ and -t STDIN or eval"use Ext".
+ "Utils::MakeMaker;WriteMakefile('PREREQ_PM'=>{'$p',$v});1"and
+ exit)and print"==> $p $v required. Install it from CPAN? [Y".
+ "/n] "and<STDIN>!~/^n/i and print"*** Installing $p\n"and do{
diff --git a/debian/patches/series b/debian/patches/series
index 7b6ebd2..d95c7dc 100644
--- a/debian/patches/series
+++ b/debian/patches/series
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 perl_re.patch
 spelling.patch
+perl5.18-re-a-mod.patch
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