diff --git a/package/strace/strace.mk b/package/strace/strace.mk
index 471dbc2e1d..6efe9c5174 100644
--- a/package/strace/strace.mk
+++ b/package/strace/strace.mk
@@ -34,10 +34,12 @@ else
 STRACE_CONF_OPTS += --without-libiberty
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_PERL),)
 define STRACE_REMOVE_STRACE_GRAPH
 	rm -f $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/bin/strace-graph
 endef
 
 STRACE_POST_INSTALL_TARGET_HOOKS += STRACE_REMOVE_STRACE_GRAPH
+endif
 
 $(eval $(autotools-package))