diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-security/nmap/nmap_7.95.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-security/nmap/nmap_7.95.bb
index d3273dc4e9..79c28e71f0 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-security/nmap/nmap_7.95.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-security/nmap/nmap_7.95.bb
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ inherit autotools-brokensep pkgconfig python3native
 PACKAGECONFIG ?= "pcre ncat nping pcap"
 
 PACKAGECONFIG[pcap] = "--with-pcap=linux, --without-pcap, libpcap, libpcap"
-PACKAGECONFIG[pcre] = "--with-libpcre=${STAGING_LIBDIR}/.., --with-libpcre=included, libpcre"
+PACKAGECONFIG[pcre] = "--with-libpcre=${STAGING_LIBDIR}/.., --with-libpcre=included, libpcre2"
 PACKAGECONFIG[ssl] = "--with-openssl=${STAGING_LIBDIR}/.., --without-openssl, openssl, openssl"
 PACKAGECONFIG[ssh2] = "--with-openssh2=${STAGING_LIBDIR}/.., --without-openssh2, libssh2, libssh2"
 PACKAGECONFIG[libz] = "--with-libz=${STAGING_LIBDIR}/.., --without-libz, zlib, zlib"