diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 55cbef0..87c2a87 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 ### Unreleased
 
+* Minor performance improvements
+
 ### Version v1.21.0
 
 * Minor performance improvements
diff --git a/lib/css_parser/parser.rb b/lib/css_parser/parser.rb
index 3ee7e4f..57d3a5e 100644
--- a/lib/css_parser/parser.rb
+++ b/lib/css_parser/parser.rb
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ def parse_block_into_rule_sets!(block, options = {}) # :nodoc:
               current_media_query << token << ' '
             end
           end
-        elsif in_charset or token =~ /@charset/i
+        elsif in_charset or /@charset/i.match?(token)
           # iterate until we are out of the charset declaration
           in_charset = !token.include?(';')
         elsif !in_string && token.include?('}')
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ def parse_block_into_rule_sets!(block, options = {}) # :nodoc:
           current_selectors << token
 
           # mark this as the beginning of the selector unless we have already marked it
-          rule_start = start_offset if options[:capture_offsets] && rule_start.nil? && token =~ /^[^\s]+$/
+          rule_start = start_offset if options[:capture_offsets] && rule_start.nil? && /^[^\s]+$/.match?(token)
         end
       end