diff --git a/Shorewall/compiler b/Shorewall/compiler
index c77ee3881..9d95dd1a5 100755
--- a/Shorewall/compiler
+++ b/Shorewall/compiler
@@ -5668,13 +5668,13 @@ case "$COMMAND" in
     check)
 	[ $# -ne 1 ] && usage
 	do_initialize
-	[ -n "$SHOREWALL_PL" ] && exec perl $debug /usr/share/shorewall-pl/compiler.pl || compile_firewall
+	[ -n "$SHOREWALL_PERL" ] && exec perl $debug /usr/share/shorewall-perl/compiler.pl || compile_firewall
 	;;
 
     compile)
 	[ $# -ne 2 ] && usage
 	do_initialize
-	[ -n "$SHOREWALL_PL" ] && exec perl $debug /usr/share/shorewall-pl/compiler.pl $2 || compile_firewall $2
+	[ -n "$SHOREWALL_PERL" ] && exec perl $debug /usr/share/shorewall-perl/compiler.pl $2 || compile_firewall $2
 	;;
 
     call)
diff --git a/Shorewall/lib.config b/Shorewall/lib.config
index 3c0133e7a..e969cc8e8 100644
--- a/Shorewall/lib.config
+++ b/Shorewall/lib.config
@@ -1787,11 +1787,11 @@ do_initialize() {
 
     [ -f $VERSION_FILE ] && VERSION=$(cat $VERSION_FILE)
 
-    [ -d /usr/share/shorewall-pl ] && set -a; 
+    [ -d /usr/share/shorewall-perl ] && set -a; 
     
     run_user_exit params
 
-    [ -d /usr/share/shorewall-pl ] && set +a
+    [ -d /usr/share/shorewall-perl ] && set +a
 
     config=$(find_file shorewall.conf)
 
@@ -1962,7 +1962,7 @@ do_initialize() {
     TC_EXPERT=$(added_param_value_no TC_EXPERT $TC_EXPERT)
     USE_ACTIONS=$(added_param_value_yes USE_ACTIONS $USE_ACTIONS)
     EXPORTPARAMS=$(added_param_value_yes EXPORTPARAMS $EXPORTPARAMS)
-    SHOREWALL_PL=$(added_param_value_no SHOREWALL_PL $SHOREWALL_PL)
+    SHOREWALL_PERL=$(added_param_value_no SHOREWALL_PERL $SHOREWALL_PERL)
 
     [ -n "$USE_ACTIONS" ] && lib_load actions "USE_ACTIONS=Yes"
 
diff --git a/Shorewall/shorewall.conf b/Shorewall/shorewall.conf
index 0df8ff547..b8980c32d 100644
--- a/Shorewall/shorewall.conf
+++ b/Shorewall/shorewall.conf
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ VERBOSITY=1
 
 ###############################################################################
 #                  P E R L - B A S E D  C O M P I L E R
-#      (setting this to Yes requires installation of Shorewall-pl)
+#      (setting this to Yes requires installation of Shorewall-perl)
 ###############################################################################
 
-SHOREWALL_PL=No
+SHOREWALL_PERL=No
 
 ###############################################################################
 #			       L O G G I N G