diff --git a/src/perl.c b/src/perl.c
index 8df8fd4..94e21d2 100644
--- a/src/perl.c
+++ b/src/perl.c
@@ -2516,7 +2516,12 @@ static int perl_config_loadplugin(pTHX_ oconfig_item_t *ci) {
 
   log_debug("perl_config: Loading Perl plugin \"%s\"", value);
   load_module(PERL_LOADMOD_NOIMPORT, newSVpv(module_name, strlen(module_name)),
-              Nullsv);
+#if PERL_VERSION >= 10
+              newSViv(0)
+#else
+              Nullsv
+#endif
+              );
   return 0;
 } /* static int perl_config_loadplugin (oconfig_item_it *) */