diff --git a/profiles/package.mask b/profiles/package.mask
index 7216183961664..861997a6ec21e 100644
--- a/profiles/package.mask
+++ b/profiles/package.mask
@@ -37,8 +37,10 @@
 #--- END OF EXAMPLES ---
 
 # Andreas K. Hüttel <dilfridge@gentoo.org> (2025-07-04)
-# Obsolete Perl virtuals that should eventually be removed. The list
-# will grow.
+# Obsolete Perl virtuals that will be removed (the list is work in progress).
+# If you have any of these installed, just remove them; they should not be
+# required anymore.
+virtual/perl-Parse-CPAN-Meta
 virtual/perl-Params-Check
 perl-core/Params-Check