diff --git a/data/ports/Makefile b/data/ports/Makefile
index b3a6e2228a..555f3d76d9 100644
--- a/data/ports/Makefile
+++ b/data/ports/Makefile
@@ -1,24 +1,24 @@
-#	$Id: Makefile,v 1.7 1998-04-08 16:48:59 wosch Exp $
+#	$Id: Makefile,v 1.8 1998-04-14 23:46:42 steve Exp $
 
-PORTINDEX=	./portindex
+PORTINDEX=	perl ./portindex
 INDEX=		ports/INDEX
 
 COOKIE=		${INDEX} Makefile.gen
 
 .if exists(Makefile.gen)
 .include "Makefile.gen"
 CLEANFILES+=	${DOCS} Makefile.gen ${INDEX}
 .endif
 
 ${INDEX}:
 	cvs -QR co ${INDEX}
 
 Makefile.gen: index.sgml .NOTMAIN
 	echo DOCS= *.sgml > Makefile.gen
 	${MAKE} ${MAKEFLAGS} ${.IMPSRC}
 
 index.sgml: ${INDEX} portindex ports.inc .NOTMAIN
 	rm -f *.sgml
 	${PORTINDEX} ${INDEX}
 
 .include "../web.mk"
diff --git a/en/ports/Makefile b/en/ports/Makefile
index b3a6e2228a..555f3d76d9 100644
--- a/en/ports/Makefile
+++ b/en/ports/Makefile
@@ -1,24 +1,24 @@
-#	$Id: Makefile,v 1.7 1998-04-08 16:48:59 wosch Exp $
+#	$Id: Makefile,v 1.8 1998-04-14 23:46:42 steve Exp $
 
-PORTINDEX=	./portindex
+PORTINDEX=	perl ./portindex
 INDEX=		ports/INDEX
 
 COOKIE=		${INDEX} Makefile.gen
 
 .if exists(Makefile.gen)
 .include "Makefile.gen"
 CLEANFILES+=	${DOCS} Makefile.gen ${INDEX}
 .endif
 
 ${INDEX}:
 	cvs -QR co ${INDEX}
 
 Makefile.gen: index.sgml .NOTMAIN
 	echo DOCS= *.sgml > Makefile.gen
 	${MAKE} ${MAKEFLAGS} ${.IMPSRC}
 
 index.sgml: ${INDEX} portindex ports.inc .NOTMAIN
 	rm -f *.sgml
 	${PORTINDEX} ${INDEX}
 
 .include "../web.mk"