diff --git a/japanese/japana/Makefile b/japanese/japana/Makefile
index 7b3cfc61cc2b..2e551de2094b 100644
--- a/japanese/japana/Makefile
+++ b/japanese/japana/Makefile
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ RUN_DEPENDS=	*p5-Text-Kakasi>=2:${PORTSDIR}/japanese/p5-Text-Kakasi \
 		p5-AppConfig>=0:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-AppConfig \
 		p5-libwww>=0:${PORTSDIR}/www/p5-libwww
 
+USE_PERL5=	yes
 MAN1=	${PORTNAME}.1
 PLIST_FILES=	bin/${PORTNAME} etc/${PORTNAME}.conf.default