diff --git a/deskutils/qtfeedback/Makefile b/deskutils/qtfeedback/Makefile
index 917fd9038182..8ead38d05fb6 100644
--- a/deskutils/qtfeedback/Makefile
+++ b/deskutils/qtfeedback/Makefile
@@ -1,21 +1,22 @@
 PORTNAME=	qtfeedback
 DISTVERSION=	5.0.0-beta1-32
 PORTREVISION=	1
 DISTVERSIONSUFFIX=	-ga14bd0b
 CATEGORIES=	deskutils kde
 
 MAINTAINER=	kde@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Qt Tactile Feedback Add-on Module
 WWW=		https://github.com/qt/qtfeedback
 
-USES=		gl qmake qt:5
+USES=		gl perl5 qmake qt:5
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	qtproject
 USE_GL=		gl
+USE_PERL5=	build
 USE_QT=		core declarative gui multimedia network \
 		buildtools:build qmake:build testlib:build
 
 pre-configure:
 	cd ${CONFIGURE_WRKSRC} && ${QT_BINDIR}/syncqt.pl -version ${QT5_VERSION} -module QtFeedback
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>