diff --git a/templates/font-util.tmpl b/templates/font-util.tmpl
index 5e6e158629d..2d7c64dcaf4 100644
--- a/templates/font-util.tmpl
+++ b/templates/font-util.tmpl
@@ -15,4 +15,6 @@ long_desc="
  and the fontutil pkg-config and autoconf macro files."
 
 # Transform bdftruncate.pl with correct path.
-run_stuff_before_build_cmd="perl_transform_file $wrksrc/bdftruncate.pl"
+run_stuff_before_build_cmd="
+. $XBPS_TMPLHELPDIR/perl-replace-path.sh
+perl_transform_file $wrksrc/bdftruncate.pl"