diff --git a/databases/p5-Xapian/Makefile b/databases/p5-Xapian/Makefile
index b3549f5bcc52..d1decc498b76 100644
--- a/databases/p5-Xapian/Makefile
+++ b/databases/p5-Xapian/Makefile
@@ -40,8 +40,7 @@ PORTSCOUT=	limitw:1,even
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DOCS
 
-post-patch-DOCS-off:
-	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's| install-dist_exampledataDATA install-docdataDATA||' ${WRKSRC}/perl/Makefile.in
+DOCS_EXTRA_PATCHES_OFF=	${PATCHDIR}/extra-patch-perl-Makefile.in
 
 post-install:
 	${STRIP_CMD} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/${SITE_ARCH_REL}/auto/Xapian/Xapian.so
diff --git a/databases/p5-Xapian/files/extra-patch-perl-Makefile.in b/databases/p5-Xapian/files/extra-patch-perl-Makefile.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ee0759f46388
--- /dev/null
+++ b/databases/p5-Xapian/files/extra-patch-perl-Makefile.in
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+--- perl/Makefile.in.orig	2024-03-07 22:58:53 UTC
++++ perl/Makefile.in
+@@ -1379,8 +1379,8 @@ info-am:
+ 
+ info-am:
+ 
+-install-data-am: install-data-local install-dist_exampledataDATA \
+-	install-docdataDATA install-nobase_dist_perllibDATA \
++install-data-am: \
++	install-nobase_dist_perllibDATA \
+ 	install-perlarchLTLIBRARIES
+ 	@$(NORMAL_INSTALL)
+ 	$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) install-data-hook