diff --git a/devel/p5-Data-Swap/Makefile b/devel/p5-Data-Swap/Makefile
index 3f5a26527b3c..f89445d46827 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Data-Swap/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Data-Swap/Makefile
@@ -1,15 +1,21 @@
 PORTNAME=	Data-Swap
 PORTVERSION=	0.08
 PORTREVISION=	1
 CATEGORIES=	devel perl5
 MASTER_SITES=	CPAN
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	p5-
 
 MAINTAINER=	parv@pair.com
 COMMENT=	XS module to swap the contents and types of referenced variables
 WWW=		https://metacpan.org/release/Data-Swap
 
 USES=		perl5
 USE_PERL5=	configure
 
-.include <bsd.port.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
+
+.if ${PERL_LEVEL} >= 503700
+BROKEN=         uses hidden Perl functions that are hidden after 5.37.0
+.endif
+
+.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Devel-BeginLift/Makefile b/devel/p5-Devel-BeginLift/Makefile
index 238856dc91ac..3820b0fc4fdb 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Devel-BeginLift/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Devel-BeginLift/Makefile
@@ -1,20 +1,26 @@
 PORTNAME=	Devel-BeginLift
 PORTVERSION=	0.001003
 PORTREVISION=	1
 CATEGORIES=	devel perl5
 MASTER_SITES=	CPAN
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	p5-
 
 MAINTAINER=	perl@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Perl extension to make selected sub calls evaluate at compile time
 WWW=		https://metacpan.org/release/Devel-BeginLift
 
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${RUN_DEPENDS} \
 	p5-ExtUtils-Depends>0:devel/p5-ExtUtils-Depends
 RUN_DEPENDS=	\
 	p5-B-Hooks-OP-Check-EntersubForCV>=0.03:devel/p5-B-Hooks-OP-Check-EntersubForCV
 
 USES=		perl5
 USE_PERL5=	configure
 
-.include <bsd.port.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
+
+.if ${PERL_LEVEL} >= 503700
+BROKEN=         uses hidden Perl functions that are hidden after 5.37.0
+.endif
+
+.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
diff --git a/textproc/p5-Text-ClearSilver/Makefile b/textproc/p5-Text-ClearSilver/Makefile
index 1758f900f90a..a8ca2c296ad0 100644
--- a/textproc/p5-Text-ClearSilver/Makefile
+++ b/textproc/p5-Text-ClearSilver/Makefile
@@ -1,22 +1,28 @@
 PORTNAME=	Text-ClearSilver
 PORTVERSION=	0.10.5.4
 PORTREVISION=	1
 CATEGORIES=	textproc perl5
 MASTER_SITES=	CPAN
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	p5-
 
 MAINTAINER=	perl@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Perl extension to the ClearSilver template engine
 WWW=		https://metacpan.org/release/Text-ClearSilver
 
 LICENSE=	ART10 GPLv1+
 LICENSE_COMB=	dual
 
 TEST_DEPENDS=	\
 	p5-Test-Requires>0:devel/p5-Test-Requires \
 	p5-Mouse>0:devel/p5-Mouse
 
 USES=		perl5 gmake
 USE_PERL5=	configure
 
-.include <bsd.port.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
+
+.if ${PERL_LEVEL} >= 503700
+BROKEN=         uses hidden Perl functions that are hidden after 5.37.0
+.endif
+
+.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
diff --git a/www/p5-Apache-DB/Makefile b/www/p5-Apache-DB/Makefile
index c90f3f7a8169..0e9ab6d34396 100644
--- a/www/p5-Apache-DB/Makefile
+++ b/www/p5-Apache-DB/Makefile
@@ -1,23 +1,29 @@
 PORTNAME=	Apache-DB
 PORTVERSION=	0.18
 PORTREVISION=	1
 CATEGORIES=	www perl5
 MASTER_SITES=	CPAN
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	p5-
 
 MAINTAINER=	perl@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Debugging and profiling tools for mod_perl
 WWW=		https://metacpan.org/release/Apache-DB
 
 LICENSE=	ART10 GPLv1+
 LICENSE_COMB=	dual
 
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${APACHE_PKGNAMEPREFIX}mod_perl2>=0:www/mod_perl2
 
 USES=		apache:run perl5
 USE_PERL5=	configure
 
 post-install:
 	${STRIP_CMD} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/${SITE_ARCH_REL}/auto/Apache/DB/DB.so
 
-.include <bsd.port.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
+
+.if ${PERL_LEVEL} >= 503700
+BROKEN=         uses hidden Perl functions that are hidden after 5.37.0
+.endif
+
+.include <bsd.port.post.mk>