diff --git a/runtime/compiler/perlcritic.vim b/runtime/compiler/perlcritic.vim
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+" Vim compiler file
+" Compiler:      perlcritic
+" Maintainer:    vim-perl <vim-perl@googlegroups.com>
+" Author:        Doug Kearns <dougkearns@gmail.com>
+" Homepage:      https://github.com/vim-perl/vim-perl
+" Bugs/requests: https://github.com/vim-perl/vim-perl/issues
+" License:       Vim License (see :help license)
+" Last Change:   2021 Oct 20
+
+if exists("current_compiler")
+  finish
+endif
+let current_compiler = "perlcritic"
+
+if exists(":CompilerSet") != 2		" older Vim always used :setlocal
+  command -nargs=* CompilerSet setlocal <args>
+endif
+
+let s:cpo_save = &cpo
+set cpo&vim
+
+CompilerSet makeprg=perlcritic\ --nocolor\ --quiet\ --verbose\ \"\\%f:\\%l:\\%c:\\%s:\\%m\\n\"
+CompilerSet errorformat=%f:%l:%c:%n:%m,
+		       \%-G%.%#
+
+let &cpo = s:cpo_save
+unlet s:cpo_save