diff --git a/eclass/perl-module.eclass b/eclass/perl-module.eclass
index f97b3265fcc17..2a3932b538b86 100644
--- a/eclass/perl-module.eclass
+++ b/eclass/perl-module.eclass
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 # @AUTHOR:
 # Seemant Kulleen <seemant@gentoo.org>
 # Andreas K. Hüttel <dilfridge@gentoo.org>
+# @SUPPORTED_EAPIS: 5 6
 # @BLURB: eclass for installing Perl module distributions
 # @DESCRIPTION:
 # The perl-module eclass is designed to allow easier installation of Perl