diff --git a/devel/p5-POE/Makefile b/devel/p5-POE/Makefile
index 735252461fa6..abb06b5334f5 100644
--- a/devel/p5-POE/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-POE/Makefile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ LICENSE_COMB=	dual
 LICENSE=	ART20 GPLv1
 
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	p5-IO-Tty>=1.08:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-IO-Tty \
-		p5-POE-Test-Loops>=1.040:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-POE-Test-Loops
+		p5-POE-Test-Loops>=1.050:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-POE-Test-Loops
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
@@ -46,6 +46,13 @@ MAN3=		POE.3 POE::Component.3 POE::Component::Client::TCP.3 \
 		POE::Wheel::ReadWrite.3 POE::Wheel::Run.3 \
 		POE::Wheel::SocketFactory.3
 
+.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
+.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 501001
+BUILD_DEPENDS+=	p5-IO>=1.24:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-IO
+RUN_DEPENDS+=	p5-IO>=1.24:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-IO
+.endif
+
+
 post-install:
 .ifndef(NOPORTEXAMPLES)
 	@${ECHO_MSG} "===>   Installing examples for ${PKGNAME}"
@@ -56,4 +63,4 @@ post-install:
 test: build
 	@(cd ${WRKSRC}; make test)
 
-.include <bsd.port.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.post.mk>