diff --git a/doc/README b/doc/README
index c2acad0daa9..bcc7c3722b8 100644
--- a/doc/README
+++ b/doc/README
@@ -34,14 +34,15 @@ xbps binary/source packages:
 
 	* GNU Binutils
 	* GNU Bison
-	* GNU GCC C++ (plus GMP and MPFR) development packages.
+	* GNU GCC C++ (plus GMP and MPFR) development packages
 	* GNU Gettext
 	* GNU Make
 	* GNU m4
 	* fakeroot
-	* ncurses (development package).
+	* ncurses (development package)
 	* wget
-	* libarchive (development package).
+	* libarchive (development package)
+	* perl
 
 Super-user privileges are required as well, because all packages are built
 in a chroot (except the ones that are included in a virtual package to be
diff --git a/doc/SRCPKG_INFO b/doc/SRCPKG_INFO
index 94e218d6311..7de79770f73 100644
--- a/doc/SRCPKG_INFO
+++ b/doc/SRCPKG_INFO
@@ -6,14 +6,15 @@ To be able to build packages the following software is required:
 
 	* GNU Binutils
 	* GNU Bison
-	* GNU GCC C++ (plus GMP and MPFR) development packages.
+	* GNU GCC C++ (plus GMP and MPFR) development packages
 	* GNU Gettext
 	* GNU Make
 	* GNU m4
 	* fakeroot
-	* ncurses (development package).
+	* ncurses (development package)
 	* wget
-	* libarchive (development package).
+	* libarchive (development package)
+	* perl
 
 Super-user privileges are required as well, because all packages are built
 in a chroot (except the ones that are included in a virtual package to be