diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ca101c5fe..38bd58372 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2611,7 +2611,7 @@ AC_MSG_RESULT($broken_poll)
 dnl *********************
 dnl *** GRegex checks ***
 dnl *********************
-PCRE_REQUIRED_VERSION=7.2
+PCRE_REQUIRED_VERSION=8.11
 
 # Check if we should compile GRegex
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(regex, AC_HELP_STRING([--disable-regex],