diff --git a/flatpak/net.zoite.Zoitechat.json b/flatpak/net.zoite.Zoitechat.json
index f127fe3f..0a8e4b87 100644
--- a/flatpak/net.zoite.Zoitechat.json
+++ b/flatpak/net.zoite.Zoitechat.json
@@ -17,11 +17,9 @@
     "--filesystem=~/.icons:ro",
     "--filesystem=xdg-run/tray-icon:create",
     "--env=GTK_CSD=1",
-
     "--talk-name=org.freedesktop.Notifications",
     "--talk-name=org.kde.StatusNotifierWatcher",
     "--talk-name=com.canonical.AppMenu.Registrar",
-
     "--talk-name=org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.*"
   ],
   "add-extensions": {
@@ -41,6 +39,7 @@
     "shared-modules/libcanberra/libcanberra.json",
     "shared-modules/libayatana-appindicator/libayatana-appindicator-gtk3.json",
     "python3-cffi.json",
+    "perl.json",
     {
       "name": "lgi",
       "buildsystem": "meson",
@@ -57,8 +56,8 @@
       "buildsystem": "meson",
       "config-opts": [
         "-Ddbus-service-use-appid=true",
-        "-Dwith-perl=false",
-        "-Dwith-python=false",
+        "-Dwith-perl=perl",
+        "-Dwith-python=python3",
         "-Dwith-lua=lua"
       ],
       "build-options": {
diff --git a/flatpak/perl.json b/flatpak/perl.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a54b6e93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flatpak/perl.json
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{
+  "name": "perl",
+  "buildsystem": "simple",
+  "build-commands": [
+    "./Configure -des -Dprefix=/app -Dvendorprefix=/app -Duseshrplib -Dman1dir=none -Dman3dir=none",
+    "make -j${FLATPAK_BUILDER_N_JOBS}",
+    "make install"
+  ],
+  "cleanup": [
+    "/share/man",
+    "/lib/perl5/*/*/CORE/*.a"
+  ],
+  "sources": [
+    {
+      "type": "archive",
+      "url": "https://www.cpan.org/src/5.0/perl-5.40.1.tar.xz",
+      "sha256": "dfa20c2eef2b4af133525610bbb65dd13777ecf998c9c5b1ccf0d308e732ee3f"
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/flatpak/python3-cffi.json b/flatpak/python3-cffi.json
index 171a384a..8d35ce69 100644
--- a/flatpak/python3-cffi.json
+++ b/flatpak/python3-cffi.json
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@
     "sources": [
         {
             "type": "file",
-            "url": "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/0f/86/e19659527668d70be91d0369aeaa055b4eb396b0f387a4f92293a20035bd/pycparser-2.20.tar.gz",
-            "sha256": "2d475327684562c3a96cc71adf7dc8c4f0565175cf86b6d7a404ff4c771f15f0"
+            "url": "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/1d/b2/31537cf4b1ca988837256c910a668b553fceb8f069bedc4b1c826024b52c/pycparser-2.22.tar.gz",
+            "sha256": "491c8be9c040f5390f5bf44a5b07752bd07f56edf992381b05c701439eec10f6"
         },
         {
             "type": "file",
-            "url": "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/a8/20/025f59f929bbcaa579704f443a438135918484fffaacfaddba776b374563/cffi-1.14.5.tar.gz",
-            "sha256": "fd78e5fee591709f32ef6edb9a015b4aa1a5022598e36227500c8f4e02328d9c"
+            "url": "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/fc/97/c783634659c2920c3fc70419e3af40972dbaf758daa229a7d6ea6135c90d/cffi-1.17.1.tar.gz",
+            "sha256": "1c39c6016c32bc48dd54561950ebd6836e1670f2ae46128f67cf49e789c52824"
         }
     ]
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/perl/perl.c b/plugins/perl/perl.c
index 3671353f..23b80206 100644
--- a/plugins/perl/perl.c
+++ b/plugins/perl/perl.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #else
 #include <dirent.h>
+#include <strings.h>
 #endif
 
 #include <glib.h>