diff --git a/Changes b/Changes
index 2cf4af8..1db2875 100644
--- a/Changes
+++ b/Changes
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@
 
 =item 1.32-dev
 
+Fix breakage caused by removal of PL_uid et al from perl 5.16.0. Patch from
+RT 79977.
+[Andreas Koenig <andreas.koenig.7os6VVqR@franz.ak.mind.de>]
+
 Post RT 64999 typo spot in CvGV macro
 [Salvador Ortiz Garcia <sog@msg.com.mx>]
 
diff --git a/src/modules/perl/perl_util.c b/src/modules/perl/perl_util.c
index 4b2e665..1903f2d 100644
--- a/src/modules/perl/perl_util.c
+++ b/src/modules/perl/perl_util.c
@@ -670,6 +670,7 @@
     if(set_ids++) return;
     sv_setiv(GvSV(gv_fetchpv("$", TRUE, SVt_PV)), (I32)getpid());
 #ifndef WIN32
+#if (PERL_REVISION == 5) && (PERL_VERSION <= 15)
     uid  = (int)getuid(); 
     euid = (int)geteuid(); 
     gid  = (int)getgid(); 
@@ -678,6 +679,7 @@
 		     "perl_init_ids: uid=%d, euid=%d, gid=%d, egid=%d\n",
 		     uid, euid, gid, egid));
 #endif
+#endif
 }
 
 int perl_eval_ok(server_rec *s)