diff --git a/classes/qt6-cmake.bbclass b/classes/qt6-cmake.bbclass
index 0ae53a3..8de99fd 100644
--- a/classes/qt6-cmake.bbclass
+++ b/classes/qt6-cmake.bbclass
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-inherit cmake python3native qt6-paths
+inherit cmake python3native perlnative qt6-paths
 
 DEPENDS_prepend = "qtbase-native "
 
diff --git a/recipes-qt/qt6/qtbase_git.bb b/recipes-qt/qt6/qtbase_git.bb
index a8cf174..80ee9d5 100644
--- a/recipes-qt/qt6/qtbase_git.bb
+++ b/recipes-qt/qt6/qtbase_git.bb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ SRC_URI += "\
     file://0005-Allow-build-without-opengl.patch \
 "
 
-DEPENDS = "\
+DEPENDS += "\
     freetype \
     pcre2 \
 "