diff --git a/src/if_perl.xs b/src/if_perl.xs
index ca8f1a8..2e27fed 100644
--- a/src/if_perl.xs
+++ b/src/if_perl.xs
@@ -48,13 +48,15 @@
  * The changes include addition of two symbols (Perl_sv_2iv_flags,
  * Perl_newXS_flags) not present in earlier releases.
  *
- * Jan Dubois suggested the following guarding scheme:
+ * Jan Dubois suggested the following guarding scheme.
+ *
+ * Active State defined ACTIVEPERL_VERSION as a string in versions before
+ * 5.8.8; and so the comparison to 822 below needs to be guarded.
  */
-#if (ACTIVEPERL_VERSION >= 822)
-# define PERL589_OR_LATER
-#endif
-#if (PERL_REVISION == 5) && (PERL_VERSION == 8) && (PERL_SUBVERSION >= 9)
-# define PERL589_OR_LATER
+#if (PERL_REVISION == 5) && (PERL_VERSION == 8) && (PERL_SUBVERSION >= 8)
+# if (ACTIVEPERL_VERSION >= 822) || (PERL_SUBVERSION >= 9)
+#  define PERL589_OR_LATER
+# endif
 #endif
 #if (PERL_REVISION == 5) && (PERL_VERSION >= 9)
 # define PERL589_OR_LATER
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 300bd3e..d475700 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -667,6 +667,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    110,
+/**/
     109,
 /**/
     108,