diff --git a/databases/p5-Search-Xapian/Makefile b/databases/p5-Search-Xapian/Makefile
index 4d64c80a7504..32b473ee1c5a 100644
--- a/databases/p5-Search-Xapian/Makefile
+++ b/databases/p5-Search-Xapian/Makefile
@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS=	XAPIAN_CONFIG=${LOCALBASE}/bin/xapian-config
 
 CONFLICTS_INSTALL=	p5-Search-Xapian12 # lib/perl5/site_perl/mach/5.32/Search/Xapian.pm
 
-post-patch:
-	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's|^if (defined $$builddir) {|if (0) {|' ${WRKSRC}/Makefile.PL
-
 post-install:
 	${STRIP_CMD} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/${SITE_ARCH_REL}/auto/Search/Xapian/Xapian.so
 
diff --git a/databases/p5-Search-Xapian/files/patch-Makefile.PL b/databases/p5-Search-Xapian/files/patch-Makefile.PL
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..77d73a77d148
--- /dev/null
+++ b/databases/p5-Search-Xapian/files/patch-Makefile.PL
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- Makefile.PL.orig	2020-11-22 06:53:13 UTC
++++ Makefile.PL
+@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ if (scalar @bad) {
+ 
+ # If we're doing a fake VPATH build, add a stub Makefile which forwards all
+ # invocations (.DEFAULT is a GNU-make-ism).
+-if (defined $builddir) {
++if (0) {
+     open M, '>', "$builddir/Makefile~" or die $!;
+     print M <<"EOF";
+ all .DEFAULT: