diff --git a/srcpkgs/chromium/template b/srcpkgs/chromium/template
index d1864b9061..f56d31f8ae 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/chromium/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/chromium/template
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ Add_dependency run libgcc
 
 Add_dependency build pkg-config
 Add_dependency build yasm
+Add_dependency build perl	">=0"
 Add_dependency build python
 Add_dependency build libX11-devel
 Add_dependency build glibc-devel