--- libpurple/plugins/perl/Makefile.am.dist	2010-03-11 10:18:51.361992000 +0000
+++ libpurple/plugins/perl/Makefile.am	2010-03-11 10:39:55.078415200 +0000
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ perl_dirs = common
 
 plugin_LTLIBRARIES = perl.la
 
-perl_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version
+perl_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version -Wl,-init -Wl,my_init
 perl_la_LIBADD = $(GLIB_LIBS) $(PERL_LIBS)
 perl_la_SOURCES = \
 	perl.c \
--- libpurple/plugins/perl/perl.c.dist	2010-03-11 10:04:24.489350400 +0000
+++ libpurple/plugins/perl/perl.c	2010-03-11 10:05:36.741857600 +0000
@@ -697,6 +697,12 @@ init_plugin(PurplePlugin *plugin)
 	loader_info.exts = g_list_append(loader_info.exts, "pl");
 }
 
+/* If we're not using GNU C, elide __attribute__ */
+/* If we're also not on Sun, then the linker will have to handle this */
+#ifndef __GNUC__
+#define  __attribute__(x)  /*NOTHING*/
+#endif
+
 #ifdef __SUNPRO_C
 #pragma init (my_init)
 #else