diff --git a/devel/p5-Data-Serializer/Makefile b/devel/p5-Data-Serializer/Makefile
index 9fd23d4e4607..8ed3280fed65 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Data-Serializer/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Data-Serializer/Makefile
@@ -29,4 +29,10 @@ MAN3=		Data::Serializer.3 Data::Serializer::Config::General.3 \
 		Data::Serializer::Data::Dumper.3 Data::Serializer::FreezeThaw.3 \
 		Data::Serializer::Storable.3 Data::Serializer::YAML.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
+
+.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
+EXTRA_PATCHES=	${PATCHDIR}/500503-Makefile.PL
+.endif
+
+.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Data-Serializer/files/500503-Makefile.PL b/devel/p5-Data-Serializer/files/500503-Makefile.PL
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..85064a667bc4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/p5-Data-Serializer/files/500503-Makefile.PL
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+--- Makefile.PL.orig	Tue Jun 10 21:30:54 2003
++++ Makefile.PL	Tue Jun 10 21:49:49 2003
+@@ -15,3 +15,9 @@
+                     'ZIP'=>'/usr/bin/zip','ZIPFLAGS'=>'-rl'}
+ 
+ );
++
++sub MY::manifypods	{
++	package MY; my $self=shift;
++	$self->{MAN3PODS}->{'lib/Data/Serializer/Config/General.pm'}='$(INST_MAN3DIR)/Data::Serializer::Config::General.$(MAN3EXT)';
++	$self->SUPER::manifypods(@_);
++}