diff --git a/src/pl/plperl/plperl.c b/src/pl/plperl/plperl.c
index 49d50c4..9c9874d 100644
--- a/src/pl/plperl/plperl.c
+++ b/src/pl/plperl/plperl.c
@@ -2173,6 +2173,9 @@ plperl_func_handler(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 	ReturnSetInfo *rsi;
 	ErrorContextCallback pl_error_context;

+	ENTER;
+	SAVETMPS;
+
 	if (SPI_connect() != SPI_OK_CONNECT)
 		elog(ERROR, "could not connect to SPI manager");

@@ -2271,6 +2274,9 @@ plperl_func_handler(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)

 	SvREFCNT_dec(perlret);

+	FREETMPS;
+	LEAVE;
+
 	return retval;
 }