diff --git a/conf/intel/portage/package.keywords/00-sabayon.package.keywords b/conf/intel/portage/package.keywords/00-sabayon.package.keywords
index 71389f59..84d199aa 100644
--- a/conf/intel/portage/package.keywords/00-sabayon.package.keywords
+++ b/conf/intel/portage/package.keywords/00-sabayon.package.keywords
@@ -3,7 +3,12 @@
 sys-libs/glibc -~amd64 -~x86
 <dev-lang/python-3 -~amd64 -~x86
 dev-libs/openssl -~amd64 -~x86
+
+# force stable perl
 dev-lang/perl -~amd64 -~x86
+perl-core/* -~amd64 -~x86
+virtual/perl-* -~amd64 -~x86
+
 sys-devel/make -~amd64 -~x86
 sys-kernel/linux-headers -~amd64 -~x86
 net-libs/gnutls -~amd64 -~x86