diff --git a/queries/perl/highlights.scm b/queries/perl/highlights.scm
index fcd0f3071..aaf583d54 100644
--- a/queries/perl/highlights.scm
+++ b/queries/perl/highlights.scm
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@
 (keyval_expression
   hash: (_) @variable)
 
-(comment) @comment
+(comment) @comment @spell
 
 [
   "=>"