diff --git a/src/Make_cyg.mak b/src/Make_cyg.mak
index 6130072..f349798 100644
--- a/src/Make_cyg.mak
+++ b/src/Make_cyg.mak
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #
 # Makefile for VIM on Win32, using Cygnus gcc
-# Last updated by Dan Sharp.  Last Change: 2013 Nov 28
+# Last updated by Dan Sharp.  Last Change: 2013 Dec 11
 #
 # Also read INSTALLpc.txt!
 #
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
 ifeq (yes, $(DYNAMIC_PERL))
 DEFINES += -DDYNAMIC_PERL -DDYNAMIC_PERL_DLL=\"perl$(PERL_VER).dll\"
 else
-EXTRA_LIBS += $(PERL)/lib/CORE/perl$(PERL_VER).lib
+EXTRA_LIBS += -L$(PERL)/lib/CORE -lperl$(PERL_VER)
 endif
 endif
 
diff --git a/src/Make_ming.mak b/src/Make_ming.mak
index 7aa3994..0b1935f 100644
--- a/src/Make_ming.mak
+++ b/src/Make_ming.mak
@@ -359,6 +359,7 @@
 
 CFLAGS = -Iproto $(DEFINES) -pipe -w -march=$(ARCH) -Wall
 WINDRES_FLAGS = --preprocessor="$(WINDRES_CC) -E -xc" -DRC_INVOKED
+EXTRA_LIBS =
 
 ifdef GETTEXT
 DEFINES += -DHAVE_GETTEXT -DHAVE_LOCALE_H
@@ -377,9 +378,10 @@
 endif
 
 ifdef PERL
-CFLAGS += -I$(PERLLIBS) -DFEAT_PERL -L$(PERLLIBS)
+CFLAGS += -I$(PERLLIBS) -DFEAT_PERL
 ifeq (yes, $(DYNAMIC_PERL))
 CFLAGS += -DDYNAMIC_PERL -DDYNAMIC_PERL_DLL=\"perl$(PERL_VER).dll\"
+EXTRA_LIBS += -L$(PERLLIBS) -lperl$(PERL_VER)
 endif
 endif
 
@@ -632,7 +634,7 @@
 
 ifdef PERL
 ifeq (no, $(DYNAMIC_PERL))
-LIB += -lperl$(PERL_VER)
+LIB += -L$(PERLLIBS) -lperl$(PERL_VER)
 endif
 endif
 
diff --git a/src/if_perl.xs b/src/if_perl.xs
index a2247f0..0094627 100644
--- a/src/if_perl.xs
+++ b/src/if_perl.xs
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
 #define IN_PERL_FILE	/* don't include if_perl.pro from proto.h */
 
 /*
- * Currently 32-bit version of ActivePerl is built with VC6.
+ * Currently 32-bit version of ActivePerl is built with VC6 (or MinGW since
+ * ActivePerl 5.18).
  * (http://community.activestate.com/faq/windows-compilers-perl-modules)
  * It means that time_t should be 32-bit. However the default size of
  * time_t is 64-bit since VC8. So we have to define _USE_32BIT_TIME_T.
@@ -23,6 +24,22 @@
 # define _USE_32BIT_TIME_T
 #endif
 
+/* Work around for perl-5.18.
+ * Don't include "perl\lib\CORE\inline.h" for now,
+ * include it after Perl_sv_free2 is defined. */
+#define PERL_NO_INLINE_FUNCTIONS
+
+/*
+ * Prevent including winsock.h.  perl.h tries to detect whether winsock.h is
+ * already included before including winsock2.h, because winsock2.h isn't
+ * compatible with winsock.h.  However the detection doesn't work with some
+ * versions of MinGW.  If WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN is defined, windows.h will not
+ * include winsock.h.
+ */
+#ifdef WIN32
+# define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
+#endif
+
 #include "vim.h"
 
 #include <EXTERN.h>
@@ -81,10 +98,6 @@
 # define PERL5101_OR_LATER
 #endif
 
-#if (PERL_REVISION == 5) && (PERL_VERSION >= 18)
-# define PERL5180_OR_LATER
-#endif
-
 #ifndef pTHX
 #    define pTHX void
 #    define pTHX_
@@ -145,11 +158,9 @@
 # define perl_free dll_perl_free
 # define Perl_get_context dll_Perl_get_context
 # define Perl_croak dll_Perl_croak
-# ifndef PERL5180_OR_LATER
 # ifdef PERL5101_OR_LATER
 #  define Perl_croak_xs_usage dll_Perl_croak_xs_usage
 # endif
-# endif
 # ifndef PROTO
 #  define Perl_croak_nocontext dll_Perl_croak_nocontext
 #  define Perl_call_argv dll_Perl_call_argv
@@ -262,10 +273,13 @@
 static int (*perl_parse)(PerlInterpreter*, XSINIT_t, int, char**, char**);
 static void* (*Perl_get_context)(void);
 static void (*Perl_croak)(pTHX_ const char*, ...);
-#ifndef PERL5180_OR_LATER
 #ifdef PERL5101_OR_LATER
+/* Perl-5.18 has a different Perl_croak_xs_usage signature. */
+# if (PERL_REVISION == 5) && (PERL_VERSION >= 18)
+static void (*Perl_croak_xs_usage)(const CV *const, const char *const params);
+# else
 static void (*Perl_croak_xs_usage)(pTHX_ const CV *const, const char *const params);
-#endif
+# endif
 #endif
 static void (*Perl_croak_nocontext)(const char*, ...);
 static I32 (*Perl_dowantarray)(pTHX);
@@ -337,7 +351,12 @@
 static XPV** (*Perl_TXpv_ptr)(register PerlInterpreter*);
 static STRLEN* (*Perl_Tna_ptr)(register PerlInterpreter*);
 #else
+/* Perl-5.18 has a different Perl_sv_free2 signature. */
+# if (PERL_REVISION == 5) && (PERL_VERSION >= 18)
+static void (*Perl_sv_free2)(pTHX_ SV*, const U32);
+# else
 static void (*Perl_sv_free2)(pTHX_ SV*);
+# endif
 static void (*Perl_sys_init)(int* argc, char*** argv);
 static void (*Perl_sys_term)(void);
 static void (*Perl_call_list)(pTHX_ I32, AV*);
@@ -384,11 +403,9 @@
     {"perl_parse", (PERL_PROC*)&perl_parse},
     {"Perl_get_context", (PERL_PROC*)&Perl_get_context},
     {"Perl_croak", (PERL_PROC*)&Perl_croak},
-#ifndef PERL5180_OR_LATER
 #ifdef PERL5101_OR_LATER
     {"Perl_croak_xs_usage", (PERL_PROC*)&Perl_croak_xs_usage},
 #endif
-#endif
     {"Perl_croak_nocontext", (PERL_PROC*)&Perl_croak_nocontext},
     {"Perl_dowantarray", (PERL_PROC*)&Perl_dowantarray},
     {"Perl_free_tmps", (PERL_PROC*)&Perl_free_tmps},
@@ -492,6 +509,14 @@
     {"", NULL},
 };
 
+/* Work around for perl-5.18.
+ * The definitions of S_SvREFCNT_inc and S_SvREFCNT_dec are needed, so include
+ * "perl\lib\CORE\inline.h", after Perl_sv_free2 is defined.
+ * The linker won't complain about undefined __impl_Perl_sv_free2. */
+#if (PERL_REVISION == 5) && (PERL_VERSION >= 18)
+# include <inline.h>
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Make all runtime-links of perl.
  *
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index a44d9dd..a8c54a9 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -739,6 +739,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    117,
+/**/
     116,
 /**/
     115,