diff --git a/x11/compton-conf/Makefile b/x11/compton-conf/Makefile
index 17ecd80b8d22c..bd4e3aeb4379e 100644
--- a/x11/compton-conf/Makefile
+++ b/x11/compton-conf/Makefile
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@ LICENSE=	LGPL21+
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libconfig.so:devel/libconfig
 RUN_DEPENDS=	compton:x11-wm/compton
 
-USES=	cmake compiler:c++14-lang localbase:ldflags lxqt qt:5 \
+USES=	cmake compiler:c++14-lang localbase:ldflags lxqt perl5 qt:5 \
 	pkgconfig tar:xz
+USE_PERL5=	build
 USE_QT=	buildtools:build qmake:build core dbus gui linguisttools \
 	widgets
 USE_LXQT=	buildtools