diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a00bdd0..c7a8799 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ endif
 
 CFLAGS  += -g -Wall -pthread
 INCS += -Iinclude -I$(MODSEC_INC) -I$(APACHE2_INC) -I$(APR_INC) -I$(LIBXML_INC) -I$(EVENT_INC)
-LIBS += -lpthread  $(EVENT_LIB) -levent_pthreads -lcurl -lapr-1 -laprutil-1 -lxml2 -lpcre -lyajl
+LIBS += -lpthread  $(EVENT_LIB) -levent_pthreads -lcurl -lapr-1 -laprutil-1 -lxml2 -lpcre2-8 -lyajl
 
 OBJS = spoa.o modsec_wrapper.o