diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/uses/chapter.xml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/uses/chapter.xml
index d0a151e3eb..4dfa7309f7 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/uses/chapter.xml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/uses/chapter.xml
@@ -478,6 +478,16 @@
 	    <command>make</command> for the build.</entry>
 	</row>
 
+	<row xml:id="uses-gperf">
+	  <entry><literal>gperf</literal></entry>
+
+	  <entry>(none)</entry>
+
+	  <entry>Add a buildtime dependency on <package
+	      role="port">devel/gperf</package> depending on its
+	    presence in the base system.</entry>
+	</row>
+
 	<row xml:id="uses-gssapi">
 	  <entry><literal>gssapi</literal></entry>