diff --git a/x11-toolkits/qt5-charts/Makefile b/x11-toolkits/qt5-charts/Makefile
index 716c0d569ddf..130b5a11faa0 100644
--- a/x11-toolkits/qt5-charts/Makefile
+++ b/x11-toolkits/qt5-charts/Makefile
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 PORTNAME=	charts
 PORTVERSION=	${QT5_VERSION}${QT5_KDE_PATCH}
 CATEGORIES=	x11-toolkits
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	qt5-
 
 MAINTAINER=	kde@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Qt 5 charts module
 
-USES=		compiler:c++11-lang qmake qt-dist:5,charts tar:xz
+USES=		compiler:c++11-lang perl5 qmake qt-dist:5,charts tar:xz
+USE_PERL5=	build
 USE_QT=		core declarative network gui widgets designer \
 		buildtools:build qmake:build
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>