diff --git a/release/Makefile b/release/Makefile
index 6a66336012f..6144fdd4dca 100644
--- a/release/Makefile
+++ b/release/Makefile
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ NOPORTSATALL=	YES
 
 #
 # Doing 'make index' in /usr/ports requires Perl.
-MAKEINDEXPORTS=	lang/perl5.8
+MAKEINDEXPORTS=	lang/perl5.10
 DOCPORTS=	textproc/docproj
 # Set this to wherever the distfiles required by release procedures.
 .if defined(DOCDISTFILES)
diff --git a/release/Makefile.inc.docports b/release/Makefile.inc.docports
index 723103cf2e6..610fae3622c 100644
--- a/release/Makefile.inc.docports
+++ b/release/Makefile.inc.docports
@@ -81,5 +81,5 @@ MINIMALDOCPORTS+= \
 	ports/textproc/p5-PodParser
 .else
 MINIMALDOCPORTS+= \
-	ports/lang/perl5.8
+	ports/lang/perl5.10
 .endif