diff --git a/v23/package_test.go b/v23/package_test.go
index 175d208e..06bd8e82 100644
--- a/v23/package_test.go
+++ b/v23/package_test.go
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ func (s *Suite) Test_Package__TOOL_DEPENDS(c *check.C) {
 
 	t.CheckOutputLines(
 		"WARN: Makefile:20: " +
-			"Use USE_TOOLS+=perl:run instead of this dependency.")
+			"Use USE_TOOLS+=perl instead of this dependency.")
 }
 
 func (s *Suite) Test_NewPackage(c *check.C) {
diff --git a/v23/vartypecheck.go b/v23/vartypecheck.go
index feb13d58..b316b909 100644
--- a/v23/vartypecheck.go
+++ b/v23/vartypecheck.go
@@ -463,7 +463,11 @@ func (cv *VartypeCheck) DependencyWithPath() {
 	case "gettext":
 		cv.Warnf("Use USE_TOOLS+=msgfmt instead of this dependency.")
 	case "perl5":
-		cv.Warnf("Use USE_TOOLS+=perl:run instead of this dependency.")
+		if cv.Varname == "TOOL_DEPENDS" {
+			cv.Warnf("Use USE_TOOLS+=perl instead of this dependency.")
+		} else {
+			cv.Warnf("Use USE_TOOLS+=perl:run instead of this dependency.")
+		}
 	case "gmake":
 		cv.Warnf("Use USE_TOOLS+=gmake instead of this dependency.")
 	}