diff --git a/pkg/dpkg/control b/pkg/dpkg/control
index a67e659..b2af06f 100644
--- a/pkg/dpkg/control
+++ b/pkg/dpkg/control
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Standards-Version: 3.5.2
 
 Package: dswim
 Architecture: all
-Depends: perl-modules, apt (>=0.5.1), less, libterm-readline-gnu-perl
+Depends: ${perl:Depends}, perl-modules, apt (>=0.5.1), less, libterm-readline-gnu-perl
 Suggests: gcc
 Conflicts: swim
 Description: Debian System Wide Information Manager
diff --git a/pkg/dpkg/rules b/pkg/dpkg/rules
index a323443..8bda3bd 100755
--- a/pkg/dpkg/rules
+++ b/pkg/dpkg/rules
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ binary-arch: build install
 	dh_fixperms
 #	dh_makeshlibs
 	dh_installdeb
-#	dh_perl
+	dh_perl
 #	dh_shlibdeps
 	dh_gencontrol
 	dh_md5sums