diff --git a/macros.perl-srpm b/macros.perl-srpm
index 8f0ec1a..28cf32a 100644
--- a/macros.perl-srpm
+++ b/macros.perl-srpm
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 # perl-Perl-Minimum-Version Defined for bootstraping, undefined otherwise.
 # Usage: %%if !%%{defined perl_bootstrap} ... %%endif
 #%%perl_bootstrap 1
-%perl_bootstrap 1
 
 # Perl macro, no longer part of rpm >= 4.15
 %__perl %{_bindir}/perl
diff --git a/perl-srpm-macros.spec b/perl-srpm-macros.spec
index 18d21a3..f138875 100644
--- a/perl-srpm-macros.spec
+++ b/perl-srpm-macros.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:       perl-srpm-macros    
 Version:    1
-Release:    51.0.riscv64%{?dist}
+Release:    51.1.riscv64%{?dist}
 Summary:    RPM macros for building Perl source package from source repository
 License:    GPL-3.0-or-later
 Source0:    macros.perl-srpm
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ install -m 644 -D "%{SOURCE0}" \
 %{_rpmconfigdir}/macros.d/macros.perl-srpm
 
 %changelog
+* Sat Oct 28 2023 David Abdurachmanov <davidlt@rivosinc.com> - 1-51.1.riscv64
+- Disable perl_bootstrap for Perl 5.38 (riscv64)
+
 * Wed Oct 25 2023 David Abdurachmanov <davidlt@rivosinc.com> - 1-51.0.riscv64
 - Boostrap 5.38 riscv64