diff --git a/news/husky-base/Makefile.inc b/news/husky-base/Makefile.inc
index 14f82d25904f..39ac4d5daaef 100644
--- a/news/husky-base/Makefile.inc
+++ b/news/husky-base/Makefile.inc
@@ -20,13 +20,6 @@ MAKE_ARGS+=	PREFIX="${PREFIX}" \
 		CC="${CC}" CXX="${CXX}" GPP="${CXX}" MKSHARED="${CC}" \
 		OPTCFLAGS="-c ${CFLAGS}" WARNFLAGS=""
 
-.if !defined(WITHOUT_PERL)
-MAKE_ARGS+=	PERL=1
-USE_PERL5=	yes
-.else
-MAKE_ARGS+=	PERL=0
-.endif
-
 pre-build:
 	@${LN} -sf ${LOCALBASE}/etc/fido/huskymak.cfg ${WRKDIR}
 .endif
diff --git a/news/husky-hpt/Makefile b/news/husky-hpt/Makefile
index 6f678d78660c..c5dbfb858e2b 100644
--- a/news/husky-hpt/Makefile
+++ b/news/husky-hpt/Makefile
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@ LIB_DEPENDS=	fidoconfig.0:${PORTSDIR}/news/husky-fidoconf
 
 USE_REINPLACE=	yes
 
+.if !defined(WITHOUT_PERL)
+MAKE_ARGS+=	PERL=1
+USE_PERL5=	yes
+.else
+MAKE_ARGS+=	PERL=0
+.endif
+
 MAN1=		hpt.1 hptlink.1 hpttree.1 txt2pkt.1
 MANCOMPRESSED=	yes
 INFO=		hpt