diff --git a/srcpkgs/kvirc/template b/srcpkgs/kvirc/template
index 889202ae14..68bcc327ea 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kvirc/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/kvirc/template
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 # Template file for 'kvirc'
 pkgname=kvirc
 version=5.0.0
-revision=5
+revision=6
 wrksrc="KVIrc-$version"
 build_style=cmake
 configure_args="-DWANT_ENV_FLAGS=1 -DWANT_KDE=0"
+hostmakedepends="perl"
 makedepends="zlib-devel qt5-devel qt5-webkit-devel libressl-devel python-devel perl
 qt5-multimedia-devel qt5-plugin-mysql qt5-plugin-odbc qt5-plugin-pgsql
 qt5-plugin-sqlite qt5-plugin-tds"
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ checksum=76cd4cdcaca5e4056f086cdcbb6122c2ca7e331d6e66c7ebc57d32565f626a65
 
 if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ];then
 	hostmakedepends+=" qt5-qmake qt5-host-tools"
+	configure_args+=" -DWANT_PERL=0"   # breaks at least on arm
 fi
 
 pre_configure() {