diff --git a/devel/qt5-location/Makefile b/devel/qt5-location/Makefile
index bc214ee8080f..f4f5ccf5bd22 100644
--- a/devel/qt5-location/Makefile
+++ b/devel/qt5-location/Makefile
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 PORTNAME=	location
 PORTVERSION=	${QT5_VERSION}${QT5_KDE_PATCH}
 CATEGORIES=	devel
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	qt5-
 
 MAINTAINER=	kde@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Qt location module
 
-USES=		compiler:c++11-lang qmake:norecursive qt-dist:5,location
+USES=		compiler:c++11-lang perl5 qmake:norecursive qt-dist:5,location
+USE_PERL5=	build
 USE_QT=		concurrent core dbus declarative gui network serialport \
 		buildtools:build
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>