diff --git a/srcpkgs/perl-XML-SAX/template b/srcpkgs/perl-XML-SAX/template
index aaf46c9d839..3c977dd1d07 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/perl-XML-SAX/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/perl-XML-SAX/template
@@ -16,3 +16,12 @@ long_desc="
 noarch=yes
 Add_dependency full perl
 Add_dependency full perl-XML-NamespaceSupport
+
+post_stow()
+{
+	# Register the SAX parsers into the registry.
+	LC_ALL=C perl -MXML::SAX -e \
+		"XML::SAX->add_parser(q(XML::SAX::PurePerl))->save_parsers()" \
+		2>&1 >/dev/null
+	[ $? -eq 0 ] && echo "Added parser to XML::SAX registry."
+}