diff --git a/Makefile.PL b/Makefile.PL
index 52c7195..4e4aa5c 100644
--- a/Makefile.PL
+++ b/Makefile.PL
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ WriteMakefile(
     },
     PREREQ_PM => {
 	'Exporter'   => 0,
-	'Carp'       => 0,
+	'Carp'       => 1.26, # used on RHEL7
 	'constant'   => 0,
 	'English'    => 0,
 	($^O eq 'MSWin32') ? ( 'Win32::API' => 0 ) : ( 'FileHandle' => 0 ),