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diff --git a/dev-lang/perl/perl-5.24.0-r1.ebuild b/dev-lang/perl/perl-5.24.0-r1.ebuild
index 0bd67107bde..3086c8e7ed9 100644
--- a/dev-lang/perl/perl-5.24.0-r1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-lang/perl/perl-5.24.0-r1.ebuild
@@ -73,8 +73,16 @@ check_rebuild() {
ewarn "UPDATE THE PERL MODULES:"
ewarn "After updating dev-lang/perl the installed Perl modules"
ewarn "have to be re-installed. In most cases, this is done automatically"
- ewarn "by the package manager, but you should still call perl-cleaner to"
- ewarn "make sure your system is consistent."
+ ewarn "by the package manager, but subsequent steps are still recommended"
+ ewarn "to ensure system consistency."
+ ewarn
+ ewarn "You should start with a depclean to remove any unused perl dependencies"
+ ewarn "that may confuse portage in future. Regular depcleans are also encouraged"
+ ewarn "as part of your regular update cycle, as that will keep perl upgrades working."
+ ewarn "Recommended: emerge --depclean -va"
+ ewarn
+ ewarn "You should then call perl-cleaner to clean up any old files and trigger any"
+ ewarn "remaining rebuilds portage may have missed."
ewarn "Use: perl-cleaner --all"
elif has_version dev-lang/perl ; then
if ( use ithreads && ! has_version dev-lang/perl[ithreads] ) || \