diff --git a/sysutils/lxqt-policykit/Makefile b/sysutils/lxqt-policykit/Makefile
index 0d7a914c0f84..dbced8edd61e 100644
--- a/sysutils/lxqt-policykit/Makefile
+++ b/sysutils/lxqt-policykit/Makefile
@@ -1,23 +1,24 @@
 PORTNAME=	lxqt-policykit
 PORTVERSION=	1.2.0
 CATEGORIES=	sysutils
 MASTER_SITES=	LXQT
 
 MAINTAINER=	jsm@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	PolicyKit authentication agent
 WWW=		https://lxqt-project.org
 
 LICENSE=	LGPL21+
 
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libpolkit-qt5-agent-1.so:sysutils/polkit-qt \
 		libpolkit-agent-1.so:sysutils/polkit
 
 USES=	cmake compiler:c++14-lang gettext-runtime kde:5 qt:5 gnome \
-	localbase:ldflags lxqt pkgconfig tar:xz xorg
+	localbase:ldflags lxqt perl5 pkgconfig tar:xz xorg
+USE_PERL5=	build
 USE_QT=	buildtools:build qmake:build core dbus gui linguisttools \
 	svg widgets x11extras xml
 USE_KDE=	windowsystem
 USE_LXQT=	buildtools lxqt
 USE_GNOME=	glib20
 USE_XORG=	x11
 .include <bsd.port.mk>