diff --git a/www/qt5-webchannel/Makefile b/www/qt5-webchannel/Makefile
index a9fe15e99133..e73f96fdb667 100644
--- a/www/qt5-webchannel/Makefile
+++ b/www/qt5-webchannel/Makefile
@@ -1,17 +1,18 @@
 PORTNAME=	webchannel
 PORTVERSION=	${QT5_VERSION}${QT5_KDE_PATCH}
 CATEGORIES=	www
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	qt5-
 
 MAINTAINER=	kde@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Qt 5 library for integration of C++/QML with HTML/js clients
 
-USES=		compiler:c++11-lang qmake:norecursive qt-dist:5,webchannel
+USES=		compiler:c++11-lang perl5 qmake:norecursive qt-dist:5,webchannel
+USE_PERL5=	build
 USE_QT=		core declarative \
 		buildtools:build declarative-test:build testlib:build
 
 # The default EXTRACT_AFTER_ARGS value excludes examples/ from the extracted
 # tarball, which we need during the build.
 EXTRACT_AFTER_ARGS=	--no-same-owner --no-same-permissions
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>