--- Makefile.PL.orig	Mon May 31 11:48:51 1999
+++ Makefile.PL	Mon May 31 11:48:24 1999
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 # -- Make the Makefile
 
 die "You require MakeMaker v4.17 or later to install this package\n"
-   unless($ExtUtils::MakeMaker::Version >= 4.17);
+   unless($ExtUtils::MakeMaker::VERSION >= 4.17);
 
 WriteMakefile(CONFIGURE => \&initialize);