diff --git a/build/make/rtcd.pl b/build/make/rtcd.pl
index f5f59b14655b2a4cb3517563e1b4195fb4ac6529..295443c0f62b8a9ea87e2040a5a40adc13a87744 100755
--- a/build/make/rtcd.pl
+++ b/build/make/rtcd.pl
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 no strict 'refs';
 use warnings;
 use Getopt::Long;
-Getopt::Long::Configure("auto_help");
+Getopt::Long::Configure("auto_help") if $Getopt::Long::VERSION > 2.32;
 
 my %ALL_FUNCS = ();
 my @ALL_ARCHS;