diff --git a/Build.PL b/Build.PL
index bace8ae4ba..93cc7b1e65 100644
--- a/Build.PL
+++ b/Build.PL
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ EOF
     push @cpanm_args, "--sudo" if $sudo;
     
     # install local::lib without --local-lib otherwise it's not usable afterwards
-    if (!eval "use local::lib; 1") {
+    if (!eval "use local::lib qw(local-lib); 1") {
         my $res = system $cpanm, @cpanm_args, 'local::lib';
         warn "Warning: local::lib is required. You might need to run the `cpanm --sudo local::lib` command in order to install it.\n"
             if $res != 0;