diff --git a/srcpkgs/irssi-perl b/srcpkgs/irssi-perl
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..12532cbc9b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/irssi-perl
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+irssi
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/srcpkgs/irssi/irssi-devel.template b/srcpkgs/irssi/irssi-devel.template
index 493f87ad8ce..65e28325f71 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/irssi/irssi-devel.template
+++ b/srcpkgs/irssi/irssi-devel.template
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@ long_desc="${long_desc}
 
  This package contains files for development, headers, static libs, etc."
 
+revision=1
+
+Add_dependency run perl
+Add_dependency run pkg-config
+Add_dependency run glib-devel
+Add_dependency run openssl-devel
+Add_dependency run ncursesw-devel
 Add_dependency run irssi
 
 do_install()
diff --git a/srcpkgs/irssi/irssi-perl.template b/srcpkgs/irssi/irssi-perl.template
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..023670f23b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/irssi/irssi-perl.template
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# Template file for 'irssi-perl'.
+#
+short_desc="${sourcepkg} perl support"
+long_desc="${long_desc}
+
+ This package contains the modules to enable perl support with the
+ irssi package, and related perl scripts included."
+
+Add_dependency run perl
+Add_dependency run irssi
+Add_dependency run glibc
+
+do_install()
+{
+	mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/irssi/modules
+	mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/irssi
+
+	mv ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/usr/lib/perl5 ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib
+	mv ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/usr/lib/irssi/modules/*perl* \
+		${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/irssi/modules
+	mv ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/usr/share/irssi/scripts \
+		${DESTDIR}/usr/share/irssi
+}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/irssi/template b/srcpkgs/irssi/template
index d1c57029cb0..7b749fd361c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/irssi/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/irssi/template
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 # Template build file for 'irssi'
 pkgname=irssi
 version=0.8.14
+revision=1
 distfiles="http://www.irssi.org/files/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2"
-configure_args="--with-proxy"
+configure_args="--with-proxy --with-perl=module"
 build_style=gnu_configure
 short_desc="Secure and modular IRC client with text mode user interface"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
@@ -15,14 +16,20 @@ long_desc="
  protocols like ICQ could be created some day too."
 
 conf_files="/etc/irssi.conf"
-subpackages="$pkgname-devel"
+subpackages="irssi-devel irssi-perl"
 
 Add_dependency run glibc
 Add_dependency run glib
 Add_dependency run openssl
-Add_dependency run ncurses-libs
-Add_dependency full perl
+Add_dependency run ncursesw
+Add_dependency build perl
 Add_dependency build pkg-config
 Add_dependency build glib-devel
 Add_dependency build openssl-devel
-Add_dependency build ncurses-devel
+Add_dependency build ncursesw-devel
+
+pre_configure()
+{
+	sed -i -e "s|/usr/include/ncurses|/usr/include/ncursesw|g" \
+	       -e "s|-lncurses|-lncursesw|g" ${wrksrc}/configure
+}