diff --git a/recipes/dev/pkg-config/recipe.toml b/recipes/dev/pkg-config/recipe.toml
index d61a0ffb9..5c87b7535 100644
--- a/recipes/dev/pkg-config/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/dev/pkg-config/recipe.toml
@@ -10,10 +10,11 @@ dependencies = [
     "gettext",
     "glib",
     "libiconv",
-    "pcre",
+    "pcre2",
 ]
 template = "custom"
 script = """
 DYNAMIC_INIT
+export LIBS="-lpcre2-8"
 cookbook_configure
-"""
\ No newline at end of file
+"""