--- Makefile.PL
+++ Makefile.PL
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 	'AUTHOR'        => 'brian d foy <bdfoy@cpan.org>',
 
 	'CONFIGURE_REQUIRES' => {
-		'ExtUtils::MakeMaker'   => '6.64',
+		'ExtUtils::MakeMaker'   => '6.30',
 		'File::Spec::Functions' => '0',
 		},
 
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
 	my $MM_version =
 		eval{ "$MM " . $WriteMakefile{'CONFIGURE_REQUIRES'}{'ExtUtils::MakeMaker'} }
 			||
-		"$MM 6.64";
+		"$MM 6.30";
 	eval "use $MM_version; 1" or die "Could not load $MM_version: $@";
 	eval "use Test::Manifest 1.21"
 		if -e File::Spec->catfile( qw(t test_manifest) );