diff --git a/analyzer/linux/modules/packages/perl.py b/analyzer/linux/modules/packages/perl.py
index 19faa35bdc6..64d53ed4360 100644
--- a/analyzer/linux/modules/packages/perl.py
+++ b/analyzer/linux/modules/packages/perl.py
@@ -3,15 +3,12 @@
 # This software may be modified and distributed under the terms
 # of the MIT license. See the LICENSE file for details.
 
-from os import system
-
 from lib.core.packages import Package
 
 
 class Perl(Package):
-    """Mach-O executable analysys package."""
+    """Perl script analysis package."""
 
     def prepare(self):
-        # Make sure that our target is executable
-        # /usr/bin/open will handle it
-        system(f'/bin/chmod +x "{self.target}"')
+        self.args = [self.target] + self.args
+        self.target = "/usr/bin/perl"
diff --git a/lib/cuckoo/core/database.py b/lib/cuckoo/core/database.py
index 56f1a16e566..7424cb601ff 100644
--- a/lib/cuckoo/core/database.py
+++ b/lib/cuckoo/core/database.py
@@ -1419,9 +1419,6 @@ def demux_sample_and_add_to_db(
         task_ids = []
         config = {}
         sample_parent_id = None
-        # force auto package for linux files
-        if platform == "linux":
-            package = ""
 
         if not isinstance(file_path, bytes):
             file_path = file_path.encode()