diff --git a/build-aux/ports.conf b/build-aux/ports.conf
index b1550856..3ad3a613 100644
--- a/build-aux/ports.conf
+++ b/build-aux/ports.conf
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 set_minimal="cut dash e2fsprogs grep grub libssl mdocml sed signify tar wget xargs xorriso xz"
-set_basic="$set_minimal binutils bison bzip2 diffutils ed flex gawk gcc git gzip libcurl libcurses libstdc++ nano ntpd make patch pkg-config python ssh vim"
+set_basic="$set_minimal binutils bison bzip2 diffutils ed flex gawk gcc git gzip libcurl libcurses libstdc++ make m4 nano ntpd patch perl pkg-config python ssh texinfo vim"
 sets="basic minimal"