diff --git a/doc/sphinx/reference/digest.rst b/doc/sphinx/reference/digest.rst
index 3f2b650f0d93f6231b2bfaea227a77fbf0e0e7d6..2eaca2c9626f53a471c7f756271bb56249e53633 100644
--- a/doc/sphinx/reference/digest.rst
+++ b/doc/sphinx/reference/digest.rst
@@ -79,16 +79,28 @@ Returns array of random bytes with length = integer.
 Returns 32-bit checksum made with CRC32.
 
     The crc32 and crc32_update functions use the `CRC-32C (Castagnoli)`_ polynomial
-    value: 0x11EDC6F41 / 4812730177. If it is necessary to be
+    value: 0x1EDC6F41 / 4812730177. If it is necessary to be
     compatible with other checksum functions in other
     programming languages, ensure that the other functions use
-    the same polynomial value. |br| For example, in Python,
-    install the crcmod package and say:
+    the same polynomial value.
+    
+    For example, in Python, install the ``crcmod`` package and say:
 
       >>> import crcmod
       >>> fun = crcmod.mkCrcFun('4812730177')
       >>> fun('string')
       3304160206L
+      
+    In Perl, install the ``Digest::CRC`` module and run the following code:
+    
+    .. code-block:: perl
+    
+      use Digest::CRC;
+      $d = Digest::CRC->new(width => 32, poly => 0x1EDC6F41, init => 0xFFFFFFFF, refin => 1, refout => 1);
+      $d->add('string');
+      print $d->digest;
+      
+    (the expected output is 3304160206).  
 
 .. _CRC-32C (Castagnoli): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclic_redundancy_check#Standards_and_common_use