diff --git a/build-aux/ports.conf b/build-aux/ports.conf
index 10aa6179..240bd09a 100644
--- a/build-aux/ports.conf
+++ b/build-aux/ports.conf
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 set_minimal="cut dash e2fsprogs grep grub mdocml sed xargs"
-set_basic="$set_minimal binutils bison bzip2 diffutils ed flex gawk gcc git gzip libcurl libcurses libssl libstdc++ nano ntpd make patch pkg-config python ssh tar vim wget xz xorriso"
+set_basic="$set_minimal binutils bison bzip2 diffutils ed flex gawk gcc git gzip libcurl libcurses libssl libstdc++ m4 make nano ntpd patch perl pkg-config python ssh tar texinfo vim wget xz xorriso"
 sets="basic minimal"