diff --git a/.vimrc b/.vimrc
--- a/.vimrc
+++ b/.vimrc
@@ -305,9 +305,10 @@ augroup END
 "}}}
 
 " Perl type-specific settings  {{{
-let perl_include_pod = 1
-let perl_sub_signatures = 1
-let perl_sync_dist = 200
+let perl_include_pod     = 1
+let perl_sub_signatures  = 1
+let perl_sync_dist       = 200
+let g:perl_tidy_equalprg = executable('perltidy') ? 1 : 0
 " }}}
 
 " Plugin settings  {{{