diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 64029796..cc18a908 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Build-Depends: libc6-dev, libgmp2-dev
 
 Package: tinc
 Architecture: i386
-Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, libgmp2
+Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, libgmp2, perl5
 Description: Virtual Private Network daemon
  tinc is a daemon with which you can create a virtual private network
  (VPN).  One daemon can handle multiple connections, so you can