diff --git a/devel/p5-Test-Pod-Coverage/Makefile b/devel/p5-Test-Pod-Coverage/Makefile
index d28b1fc3d5ee..149292a52816 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Test-Pod-Coverage/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Test-Pod-Coverage/Makefile
@@ -24,4 +24,12 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	YES
 
 MAN3=		Test::Pod::Coverage.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
+.if ${PERL_LEVEL} <= 500503
+post-patch:
+	@${PERL} -pi -e '$$_ = "" if /use warnings;/;' \
+		     -e 's/^our\s+([\$$\@\%]\w+)/use vars qw($$1); $$1/;' \
+		${WRKSRC}/Makefile.PL \
+		${WRKSRC}/Coverage.pm
+.endif
+.include <bsd.port.post.mk>