diff --git a/profiles/package.mask b/profiles/package.mask
index ebc638cce0649..4cc1b7e02f6dd 100644
--- a/profiles/package.mask
+++ b/profiles/package.mask
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@
 
 #--- END OF EXAMPLES ---
 
+# Andreas K. Hüttel <dilfridge@gentoo.org> (2026-06-23)
+# Work in progress
+=dev-lang/perl-5.44*
+
 # Michał Górny <mgorny@gentoo.org> (2026-06-20)
 # No py3.14 in compat, tests lost on bump, no revdeps.
 # Removal on 2026-07-20.  Bug #973904.