diff --git a/x11-themes/fvwm-themes/Makefile b/x11-themes/fvwm-themes/Makefile
index 329d601917a9..813d3bf9b899 100644
--- a/x11-themes/fvwm-themes/Makefile
+++ b/x11-themes/fvwm-themes/Makefile
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ USE_BZIP2=	yes
 USE_X_PREFIX=	yes
 USE_XPM=	yes
 USE_GMAKE=	yes
+USE_PERL5=	yes
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN1=		fvwm-themes-config.1 fvwm-themes-menuapp.1 fvwm-themes-com.1 \