diff --git a/lib/Text/Dokuwiki/Parser.pm b/lib/Text/Dokuwiki/Parser.pm
index c91c794..1fc54c7 100644
--- a/lib/Text/Dokuwiki/Parser.pm
+++ b/lib/Text/Dokuwiki/Parser.pm
@@ -177,40 +177,32 @@ sub _parse_text {
       last;
     }
 
-    given ($match) {
-      when ('\\\\ ') { # force newline
-        push @parts, [br => {}];
+    if ($match eq '\\\\ ') { # force newline
+      push @parts, [br => {}];
+      $line = $after;
+      next;
+    } elsif ($match) {
+      $endtag  = $inlines->{$match};
+      $endpos  = index($after, $endtag, 0);
+      if ($endpos < 0) { # no closing marker?
+        push @parts, $match;
         $line = $after;
         next;
       }
-      default {
-        $endtag  = $inlines->{$match};
-        $endpos  = index($after, $endtag, 0);
-        if ($endpos < 0) { # no closing marker?
-          push @parts, $match;
-          $line = $after;
-          next;
-        }
-        $content = substr($after, 0, $endpos);
-        $line = substr($after, $endpos + 2);
-        continue;
-      }
+      $content = substr($after, 0, $endpos);
+      $line = substr($after, $endpos + 2);
     }
 
     my %attrs;
-    given ($match) {
-      when ("//") { %attrs = ('font-style'      => 'italic');    }
-      when ("**") { %attrs = ('font-weight'     => 'bold');      }
-      when ("''") { %attrs = ('font-family'     => 'monospace'); }
-      when ("__") { %attrs = ('text-decoration' => 'underline'); }
-      when ("{{") { push @parts, $self->_parse_include($content); next; }
-      when ("[[") { push @parts, $self->_parse_link($content); next; }
-      when ("((") { ...; next; }
-      default {
-        die("unrecognized inline: $match\n");
-        next;
-      }
-    }
+       if ($match eq "//") { %attrs = ('font-style'      => 'italic');    }
+    elsif ($match eq "**") { %attrs = ('font-weight'     => 'bold');      }
+    elsif ($match eq "''") { %attrs = ('font-family'     => 'monospace'); }
+    elsif ($match eq "__") { %attrs = ('text-decoration' => 'underline'); }
+    elsif ($match eq "{{") { push @parts, $self->_parse_include($content); next; }
+    elsif ($match eq "[[") { push @parts, $self->_parse_link($content); next; }
+    elsif ($match eq "((") { ...; next; }
+    elsif ($match) { die("unrecognized inline: $match\n"); }
+
     if (%attrs) {
       push @parts, [span => \%attrs, $self->_parse_text($content)];
       next;