Index: head/devel/git/Makefile
===================================================================
--- head/devel/git/Makefile
+++ head/devel/git/Makefile
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 SUB_FILES=	pkg-message
 
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
-USES=		gmake shebangfix ssl tar:xz
+USES=		autoreconf gmake shebangfix ssl tar:xz
 CPPFLAGS+=	-isystem${LOCALBASE}/include
 LDFLAGS+=	-L${LOCALBASE}/lib
 MAKE_ARGS+=	DEVELOPER_CFLAGS=
Index: head/devel/git/files/patch-configure.ac
===================================================================
--- head/devel/git/files/patch-configure.ac
+++ head/devel/git/files/patch-configure.ac
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# Specify 'allow-without' to allow --without-perl to be used
+# TODO: Upstream
+
+--- configure.ac.orig	2016-12-04 08:23:08 UTC
++++ configure.ac
+@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ GIT_PARSE_WITH_SET_MAKE_VAR(editor, DEFA
+ GIT_ARG_SET_PATH(shell)
+ #
+ # Define PERL_PATH to provide path to Perl.
+-GIT_ARG_SET_PATH(perl)
++GIT_ARG_SET_PATH(perl, allow-without)
+ #
+ # Define PYTHON_PATH to provide path to Python.
+ GIT_ARG_SET_PATH(python, allow-without)