diff --git a/lang/perl-test-harness/Makefile b/lang/perl-test-harness/Makefile
index e663d0dd8..71d6d5c10 100644
--- a/lang/perl-test-harness/Makefile
+++ b/lang/perl-test-harness/Makefile
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ SECTION:=lang
 CATEGORY:=Languages
 TITLE:=Perl Test Harness
 URL:=http://search.cpan.org/dist/Test-Harness/
-DEPENDS:=+perl
+DEPENDS:=perl
 endef
 
 define Build/Configure