diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 25da31940..b8c5025ca 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 ### Parsing
 
-Updated JavaScript, TypeScript and QML parsers.
+Updated JavaScript, TypeScript, QML and Perl parsers.
 
 Added support for Smali.
 
diff --git a/build.rs b/build.rs
index 222abf7cd..33a212396 100644
--- a/build.rs
+++ b/build.rs
@@ -47,9 +47,6 @@ impl TreeSitterParser {
                 .flag_if_supported("-Wno-parentheses")
                 // Ignore warning from tree-sitter-ruby.
                 .flag_if_supported("-Wno-unused-but-set-variable")
-                // Workaround for: https://github.com/ganezdragon/tree-sitter-perl/issues/16
-                // should be removed after fixed.
-                .flag_if_supported("-Wno-return-type")
                 .link_lib_modifier("+whole-archive");
 
             for file in cpp_files {
@@ -264,7 +261,7 @@ fn main() {
         TreeSitterParser {
             name: "tree-sitter-perl",
             src_dir: "vendored_parsers/tree-sitter-perl-src",
-            extra_files: vec!["scanner.cc"],
+            extra_files: vec![],
         },
         TreeSitterParser {
             name: "tree-sitter-php",