diff --git a/C4/Installer/PerlDependencies.pm b/C4/Installer/PerlDependencies.pm
index 5b3023ce3c..939ed10741 100644
--- a/C4/Installer/PerlDependencies.pm
+++ b/C4/Installer/PerlDependencies.pm
@@ -479,6 +479,11 @@ our $PERL_DEPS = {
         'required' => '0',
         'min_ver'  => '1.03',
     },
+    'Modern::Perl' => {
+        'usage'    => 'Core',
+        'required' => '1',
+        'min_ver'  => '1.03',
+    },
 };
 
 1;
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 0384e18e09..e0827f9e1d 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ Build-Depends: libcgi-session-driver-memcached-perl,
  libmarc-xml-perl,
  libmemoize-memcached-perl,
  libmime-lite-perl,
+ libmodern-perl-perl,
  libnet-ldap-perl,
  libnet-server-perl,
  libnet-z3950-zoom-perl,