--- kernel-2.eclass.orig	2012-06-23 23:04:31.000000000 -0400
+++ kernel-2.eclass	2012-06-23 23:06:49.000000000 -0400
@@ -415,6 +415,7 @@
 	DEPEND="!build? ( sys-apps/sed
 					  >=sys-devel/binutils-2.11.90.0.31 )"
 	RDEPEND="!build? ( >=sys-libs/ncurses-5.2
+					   dev-lang/perl
 					   sys-devel/make )"
 	PDEPEND="!build? ( virtual/dev-manager )"