diff --git a/bin/pt-fifo-split b/bin/pt-fifo-split
index ee32e061..d92d755a 100755
--- a/bin/pt-fifo-split
+++ b/bin/pt-fifo-split
@@ -1241,7 +1241,7 @@ sub main {
    # ########################################################################
    # Get configuration information.
    # ########################################################################
-   my $o = new OptionParser();
+   my $o = OptionParser->new();
    $o->get_specs();
    $o->get_opts();
 
@@ -1258,7 +1258,7 @@ sub main {
       # We're not daemoninzing, it just handles PID stuff.  Keep $daemon
       # in the the scope of main() because when it's destroyed it automatically
       # removes the PID file.
-      $daemon = new Daemon(o=>$o);
+      $daemon = Daemon->new(o=>$o);
       $daemon->make_PID_file();
    }