diff --git a/srcpkgs/perl/template b/srcpkgs/perl/template
index bd9c34e0be9..b82da36b50f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/perl/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/perl/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'perl'
 pkgname=perl
 version=5.38.2
-revision=1
+revision=2
 _perl_cross_version=1.5.2
 build_style=gnu-configure
 makedepends="zlib-devel bzip2-devel gdbm-devel db-devel"
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ checksum="a0a31534451eb7b83c7d6594a497543a54d488bc90ca00f5e34762577f40655e
 
 skip_extraction=perl-cross-${_perl_cross_version}.tar.gz
 
+if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_LIBC" = "glibc" ]; then
+	makedepends+=" libxcrypt-devel"
+fi
+
 # Before updating this package to a new major version, run
 #   ${FILESDIR}/update-perl-provides.pl ${wrksrc} perl/template
 # to find the list of built in packages.