diff --git a/lib/perl/Makefile.PL b/lib/perl/Makefile.PL
index fa3ea88..a860b4d 100644
--- a/lib/perl/Makefile.PL
+++ b/lib/perl/Makefile.PL
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 WriteMakefile( 'NAME' => 'Thrift',
                'VERSION_FROM' => 'lib/Thrift.pm',
                'PREREQ_PM'              => {
-                   'Bit::Vector' => 0
+                   'Bit::Vector' => 0,
+                   'Class::Accessor' => 0
                },
                ($] >= 5.005 ?
  (                AUTHOR     => 'T Jake Luciani <jakers@gmail.com>') : ()),