diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/perl/perl/Makefile b/gnu/usr.bin/perl/perl/Makefile
index dea537108fab..12d51de5eb63 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/perl/perl/Makefile
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/perl/perl/Makefile
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ SRCS=	perlmain.c config.h
 NOSHARED= no
 LDFLAGS=-Wl,-E
 DYNALOADER= lib/auto/DynaLoader/DynaLoader.a
-DPADD=	${DYNALOADER} ${LIBPERL} ${LIBM} ${LIBCRYPT} ${LIBMD} ${LIBXPG4}
-LDADD=	${DYNALOADER} -lperl -lm -lcrypt -lmd -lxpg4
+DPADD=	${DYNALOADER} ${LIBPERL} ${LIBM} ${LIBCRYPT} ${LIBMD}
+LDADD=	${DYNALOADER} -lperl -lm -lcrypt -lmd
 LINKS=	${BINDIR}/${PROG} ${BINDIR}/perl5 \
 	${BINDIR}/${PROG} ${BINDIR}/perl5.00503
 
diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/perl/suidperl/Makefile b/gnu/usr.bin/perl/suidperl/Makefile
index 3324c81ea677..416ac8f4f3f4 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/perl/suidperl/Makefile
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/perl/suidperl/Makefile
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ SRCS=	perlmain.c sperl.c config.h
 NOSHARED= no
 LDFLAGS=-Wl,-E
 DYNALOADER= lib/auto/DynaLoader/DynaLoader.a
-DPADD=	${DYNALOADER} ${LIBPERL} ${LIBM} ${LIBCRYPT} ${LIBMD} ${LIBXPG4}
-LDADD=	${DYNALOADER} -lperl -lm -lcrypt -lmd -lxpg4
+DPADD=	${DYNALOADER} ${LIBPERL} ${LIBM} ${LIBCRYPT} ${LIBMD}
+LDADD=	${DYNALOADER} -lperl -lm -lcrypt -lmd
 BINOWN=	root
 BINMODE=4511
 LINKS=	${BINDIR}/${PROG} ${BINDIR}/sperl5.00503