diff --git a/srcpkgs/perl-DateTime/template b/srcpkgs/perl-DateTime/template
index cd463b9020b..df3d4c8b9cf 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/perl-DateTime/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/perl-DateTime/template
@@ -15,5 +15,6 @@ homepage="https://metacpan.org/release/DateTime"
 distfiles="${CPAN_SITE}/DateTime/${pkgname/perl-/}-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=ed6b0c71ddd81310a82459508df9197074e6b13aea46fd279045c3ddc3c4b198
 
-# XXX: remove this once PERL rebuild is done
+# This isn't a direct dependency but when soname bumping perl it will
+# cause build failures
 makedepends+=" perl-Package-Stash-XS perl-Sub-Identify perl-Variable-Magic"