diff --git a/share/mk/bsd.port.mk b/share/mk/bsd.port.mk
index af7bb33a3b62..dec44523d935 100644
--- a/share/mk/bsd.port.mk
+++ b/share/mk/bsd.port.mk
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #-*- mode: Fundamental; tab-width: 4; -*-
 # ex:ts=4
 #
-#	$Id: bsd.port.mk,v 1.258 1997/06/04 00:12:19 asami Exp $
+#	$Id: bsd.port.mk,v 1.259 1997/06/18 03:20:22 asami Exp $
 #	$NetBSD: $
 #
 #	bsd.port.mk - 940820 Jordan K. Hubbard.
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ OpenBSD_MAINTAINER=	imp@OpenBSD.ORG
 # BROKEN		- Port is broken.  Set this string to the reason why.
 # RESTRICTED	- Port is restricted.  Set this string to the reason why.
 # USE_GMAKE		- Says that the port uses gmake.
+# USE_PERL5		- Says that the port uses perl5 for building and running.
 # USE_IMAKE		- Says that the port uses imake.
 # USE_X11		- Says that the port uses X11 (i.e., installs in ${X11BASE}).
 # NO_INSTALL_MANPAGES - For imake ports that don't like the install.man
@@ -303,7 +304,11 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS+=	${EXEC_DEPENDS}
 RUN_DEPENDS+=	${EXEC_DEPENDS}
 .endif
 .if defined(USE_GMAKE)
-BUILD_DEPENDS+=               gmake:${PORTSDIR}/devel/gmake
+BUILD_DEPENDS+=		gmake:${PORTSDIR}/devel/gmake
+.endif
+.if defined(USE_PERL5)
+BUILD_DEPENDS+=		perl5.004:${PORTSDIR}/lang/perl5
+RUN_DEPENDS+=		perl5.004:${PORTSDIR}/lang/perl5
 .endif
 
 .if exists(${PORTSDIR}/../Makefile.inc)