diff --git a/irc/p5-IRC/Makefile b/irc/p5-IRC/Makefile
index fbd006904488..404f4b0cfa5e 100644
--- a/irc/p5-IRC/Makefile
+++ b/irc/p5-IRC/Makefile
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 PORTNAME=	Net-IRC
 PORTVERSION=	0.74
+PORTREVISION=	1
 CATEGORIES=	irc perl5
 MASTER_SITES=	${MASTER_SITE_PERL_CPAN}
 MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR=	Net/JMUHLICH
@@ -22,4 +23,11 @@ MAN3=		Net::Connection.3 \
 		Net::Event.3 \
 		Net::IRC.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
+
+.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
+BUILD_DEPENDS+=	${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/IO/Socket/INET.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-IO
+RUN_DEPENDS+=	${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/IO/Socket/INET.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-IO
+.endif
+
+.include <bsd.port.post.mk>