diff --git a/x11-toolkits/qt5-quickcontrols2/Makefile b/x11-toolkits/qt5-quickcontrols2/Makefile
index 6a195f878a1f..8b9f55b246cb 100644
--- a/x11-toolkits/qt5-quickcontrols2/Makefile
+++ b/x11-toolkits/qt5-quickcontrols2/Makefile
@@ -1,17 +1,18 @@
 PORTNAME=	quickcontrols2
 PORTVERSION=	${QT5_VERSION}${QT5_KDE_PATCH}
 CATEGORIES=	x11-toolkits
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	qt5-
 
 MAINTAINER=	kde@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Set of controls for building complete interfaces in Qt Quick
 WWW=		https://qt-project.org
 
 BROKEN_armv6=		fails to install: pkg-static: Unable to access file DayOfWeekRow.qmlc: No such file or directory
 
-USES=		compiler:c++11-lang qmake:norecursive qt-dist:5
+USES=		compiler:c++11-lang perl5 qmake:norecursive qt-dist:5
+USE_PERL5=	build
 USE_QT=		core declarative gui widgets \
 		buildtools:build
 QT_DIST=	${PORTNAME}
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>