diff --git a/srcpkgs/glib/glib-devel.template b/srcpkgs/glib/glib-devel.template
index 383428dba7a..a685e7d7b2b 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/glib/glib-devel.template
+++ b/srcpkgs/glib/glib-devel.template
@@ -5,9 +5,12 @@ long_desc="${long_desc}
 
  This package contains files for development, headers, static libs, etc."
 
+revision=1
+
 Add_dependency run glibc
 Add_dependency run zlib-devel
 Add_dependency run pcre-devel
+Add_dependency run perl ">=0" # required by glib-mkenums
 Add_dependency run glib
 
 do_install()