diff --git a/irc/irssi/Makefile b/irc/irssi/Makefile
index 3e9574777271..56ff183d73b7 100644
--- a/irc/irssi/Makefile
+++ b/irc/irssi/Makefile
@@ -52,7 +52,16 @@ TRUECOLOR_MESON_YES=	enable-true-color
 UTF8PROC_LIB_DEPENDS=	libutf8proc.so:textproc/utf8proc
 UTF8PROC_MESON_NO=	disable-utf8proc
 
+.include <bsd.port.options.mk>
+
+.if ! ${PORT_OPTIONS:MPERL}
+USE_PERL5=	build
+.endif
+
+post-install-PERL-off:
+	@${RM} -r ${STAGEDIR}${DATADIR}/scripts
+
 post-install:
-	@${MV} ${WRKSRC}/irssi.conf ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/etc/irssi.conf.sample
+	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/irssi.conf ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/etc/irssi.conf.sample
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/irc/irssi/pkg-plist b/irc/irssi/pkg-plist
index d25739eacb27..b6504f2b89c0 100644
--- a/irc/irssi/pkg-plist
+++ b/irc/irssi/pkg-plist
@@ -275,16 +275,16 @@ man/man1/irssi.1.gz
 %%DATADIR%%/help/whois
 %%DATADIR%%/help/whowas
 %%DATADIR%%/help/window
-%%DATADIR%%/scripts/autoop.pl
-%%DATADIR%%/scripts/autorejoin.pl
-%%DATADIR%%/scripts/buf.pl
-%%DATADIR%%/scripts/dns.pl
-%%DATADIR%%/scripts/kills.pl
-%%DATADIR%%/scripts/mail.pl
-%%DATADIR%%/scripts/mlock.pl
-%%DATADIR%%/scripts/quitmsg.pl
-%%DATADIR%%/scripts/scriptassist.pl
-%%DATADIR%%/scripts/usercount.pl
+%%PERL%%%%DATADIR%%/scripts/autoop.pl
+%%PERL%%%%DATADIR%%/scripts/autorejoin.pl
+%%PERL%%%%DATADIR%%/scripts/buf.pl
+%%PERL%%%%DATADIR%%/scripts/dns.pl
+%%PERL%%%%DATADIR%%/scripts/kills.pl
+%%PERL%%%%DATADIR%%/scripts/mail.pl
+%%PERL%%%%DATADIR%%/scripts/mlock.pl
+%%PERL%%%%DATADIR%%/scripts/quitmsg.pl
+%%PERL%%%%DATADIR%%/scripts/scriptassist.pl
+%%PERL%%%%DATADIR%%/scripts/usercount.pl
 %%DATADIR%%/themes/colorless.theme
 %%DATADIR%%/themes/default.theme
 @dir lib/irssi/modules