diff --git a/lang/perl5.14/Makefile b/lang/perl5.14/Makefile
index 36558733d19f..e8a57048ba79 100644
--- a/lang/perl5.14/Makefile
+++ b/lang/perl5.14/Makefile
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ PERL_ARCH=	mach
 SITE_PERL_REL?=	lib/perl5/site_perl/${PERL_VER}
 SITE_PERL?=	${PREFIX}/${SITE_PERL_REL}
 
-USE_BZIP2=	yes
+USES=	tar:bzip2
 HAS_CONFIGURE=	yes
 CONFIGURE_SCRIPT=Configure
 CONFIGURE_ARGS=	-sde -Dprefix=${PREFIX} \
diff --git a/lang/perl5.16/Makefile b/lang/perl5.16/Makefile
index cff3fc71c804..795e5662f607 100644
--- a/lang/perl5.16/Makefile
+++ b/lang/perl5.16/Makefile
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ PERL_ARCH=	mach
 SITE_PERL_REL?=	lib/perl5/site_perl/${PERL_VER}
 SITE_PERL?=	${PREFIX}/${SITE_PERL_REL}
 
-USE_BZIP2=	yes
+USES=	tar:bzip2
 HAS_CONFIGURE=	yes
 CONFIGURE_SCRIPT=Configure
 CONFIGURE_ARGS=	-sde -Dprefix=${PREFIX} \
diff --git a/lang/perl5.18/Makefile b/lang/perl5.18/Makefile
index 86695c21b0bc..2a194191e1fa 100644
--- a/lang/perl5.18/Makefile
+++ b/lang/perl5.18/Makefile
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ PERL_ARCH=	mach
 SITE_PERL_REL?=	lib/perl5/site_perl/${PERL_VER}
 SITE_PERL?=	${PREFIX}/${SITE_PERL_REL}
 
-USE_BZIP2=	yes
+USES=	tar:bzip2
 HAS_CONFIGURE=	yes
 CONFIGURE_SCRIPT=Configure
 CONFIGURE_ARGS=	-sde -Dprefix=${PREFIX} \