diff --git a/devel/p5-Regexp-Compare/Makefile b/devel/p5-Regexp-Compare/Makefile
index 56cb58eb93ca..7660fc3aaceb 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Regexp-Compare/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Regexp-Compare/Makefile
@@ -1,21 +1,29 @@
 # Created by: Sunpoet Po-Chuan Hsieh <sunpoet@FreeBSD.org>
 
 PORTNAME=	Regexp-Compare
 PORTVERSION=	0.33
 CATEGORIES=	devel perl5
 MASTER_SITES=	CPAN
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	p5-
 
 MAINTAINER=	sunpoet@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Partial ordering for regular expressions
 
 LICENSE=	ART10 GPLv1+
 LICENSE_COMB=	dual
 
 USES=		perl5
 USE_PERL5=	configure
 
 post-install:
 	${STRIP_CMD} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/${SITE_ARCH_REL}/auto/Regexp/Compare/Compare.so
 
-.include <bsd.port.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
+
+# When support for 5.36 is added, keep the check and update to 5.37, as it
+# never supports the development branch
+.if ${PERL_LEVEL} >= 503600
+BROKEN=		does not support 5.36+
+.endif
+
+.include <bsd.port.post.mk>