diff --git a/perl/Makefile.PL b/perl/Makefile.PL
index d401a6609b..25ae54a515 100644
--- a/perl/Makefile.PL
+++ b/perl/Makefile.PL
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ my %pm = ('Git.pm' => '$(INST_LIBDIR)/Git.pm');
 
 # We come with our own bundled Error.pm. It's not in the set of default
 # Perl modules so install it if it's not available on the system yet.
-eval { require 'Error' };
+eval { require Error };
 if ($@) {
-	$pm{'Error.pm'} = '$(INST_LIBDIR)/Error.pm';
+	$pm{'private-Error.pm'} = '$(INST_LIBDIR)/Error.pm';
 }
 
 WriteMakefile(
diff --git a/perl/Error.pm b/perl/private-Error.pm
similarity index 100%
rename from perl/Error.pm
rename to perl/private-Error.pm