diff --git a/utils/kernel-intercept-dump.pl b/utils/kernel-intercept-dump.pl
index c5142fd06..b979c20f7 100755
--- a/utils/kernel-intercept-dump.pl
+++ b/utils/kernel-intercept-dump.pl
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ my $COMBINE = 1;
 # 0: don't combine any streams. each stream gets written to its own pcap file
 # 1: combine all streams of one call into one pcap file
 
-my $i = new Linux::Inotify2 or die;
+my $i = Linux::Inotify2->new or die;
 $i->blocking(0);
 
 $i->watch('/var/spool/rtpengine', IN_CLOSE_WRITE | IN_DELETE, \&handle_inotify) or die;
diff --git a/utils/rtpengine-ctl b/utils/rtpengine-ctl
index 1e98a24cf..2c02f1421 100755
--- a/utils/rtpengine-ctl
+++ b/utils/rtpengine-ctl
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ if (!$argumentstring || !$optret || $port <= 0 || $port > 65535) {
 }
 
 # create a connecting socket
-my $socket = new IO::Socket::INET (
+my $socket = IO::Socket::INET->new(
     PeerHost => $ip,
     PeerPort => $port,
     Proto => 'tcp',