diff --git a/print/latex2rtf/Makefile b/print/latex2rtf/Makefile
index 7ebc44d3c510..fcad43152608 100644
--- a/print/latex2rtf/Makefile
+++ b/print/latex2rtf/Makefile
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ COMMENT=	Translator from LaTeX to RTF
 MAN1=		latex2rtf.1 latex2png.1
 INFO=		latex2rtf
 
+USE_PERL5_BUILD=yes
+
 INSTALL_TARGET=	install install-info
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>