diff --git a/fish.spec b/fish.spec
index f53f606..c9a05f2 100644
--- a/fish.spec
+++ b/fish.spec
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
 BuildRequires:  gettext
 BuildRequires:  groff
 BuildRequires:  ncurses-devel
-BuildRequires:  pcre2-devel
+BuildRequires:  pcre2-devel >= 10.21
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig
 BuildRequires:  python
 Requires:       bc