diff --git a/devel/qt5-scripttools/Makefile b/devel/qt5-scripttools/Makefile
index bbf21f5c203f..8e6b71eb30c0 100644
--- a/devel/qt5-scripttools/Makefile
+++ b/devel/qt5-scripttools/Makefile
@@ -1,21 +1,22 @@
 PORTNAME=	scripttools
 PORTVERSION=	${QT5_VERSION}${QT5_KDE_PATCH}
 CATEGORIES=	devel
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	qt5-
 
 MAINTAINER=	kde@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Qt Script additional components
 
-USES=		compiler:c++11-lang qmake qt-dist:5,script
+USES=		compiler:c++11-lang perl5 qmake qt-dist:5,script
+USE_PERL5=	build
 USE_QT=		core gui script widgets buildtools:build
 
 BUILD_WRKSRC=	${WRKSRC}/src/${PORTNAME}
 INSTALL_WRKSRC=	${WRKSRC}/src/${PORTNAME}
 
 # Source version from qt-dist.mk
 QT5_VERSION=	${_KDE_script_VERSION}
 
 # Link in QtScript port
 _QT5_ADDITIONAL_LINK=	script
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>