diff --git a/emacs/.emacs.d/init.el b/emacs/.emacs.d/init.el
index 42c9916..7db5d24 100644
--- a/emacs/.emacs.d/init.el
+++ b/emacs/.emacs.d/init.el
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@
 ;; Use cperl-mode instead of perl-mode
 (defalias 'perl-mode 'cperl-mode)
 
+;; Disable use of abbrev in cperl-mode (what the heck...)
+(add-hook 'cperl-mode-hook
+		  (lambda () (setq-local local-abbrev-table nil)))
+
 (defun silence ()
   (interactive))