diff --git a/library/roles/clamav/defaults/main.yml b/library/roles/clamav/defaults/main.yml
index acacfcb0..c7723e43 100644
--- a/library/roles/clamav/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/library/roles/clamav/defaults/main.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ clamav_milter_rh_pkgs:
 
 clamav_unofficial_sigs_rh_pkgs:
   - clamav-unofficial-sigs
+  - perl
 
 clamav_clamd_user: clamscan
 clamav_clamd_conf_file: '/etc/clamd.d/scan.conf'