diff --git a/biology/p5-bioperl-run/Makefile b/biology/p5-bioperl-run/Makefile
index 73a7d10a10f3..17f8da419c02 100644
--- a/biology/p5-bioperl-run/Makefile
+++ b/biology/p5-bioperl-run/Makefile
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ DISTNAME=	BioPerl-run-${PORTVERSION}
 MAINTAINER=	mauricio@arareko.net
 COMMENT=	Wrapper modules for common bioinformatics tools
 
-BUILD_DEPENDS=	p5-bioperl=1.6.0:${PORTSDIR}/biology/p5-bioperl \
+BUILD_DEPENDS=	p5-bioperl>=1.6.0:${PORTSDIR}/biology/p5-bioperl \
 		${SITE_PERL}/IPC/Run.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-IPC-Run \
 		${SITE_PERL}/Algorithm/Diff.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Algorithm-Diff
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}