diff --git a/ncurses.changes b/ncurses.changes
index e65b19c..c7f22ce 100644
--- a/ncurses.changes
+++ b/ncurses.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Feb  9 09:33:11 UTC 2021 - Dr. Werner Fink <werner@suse.de>
+
+- For (lib)pcre2 support the devel package has to require this 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Feb  8 08:46:27 UTC 2021 - Dr. Werner Fink <werner@suse.de>
 
diff --git a/ncurses.spec b/ncurses.spec
index 46e1bad..e6debbe 100644
--- a/ncurses.spec
+++ b/ncurses.spec
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 %bcond_with     memleakck
 %bcond_without  onlytinfo
 %bcond_with     libbsd
+%bcond_without  usepcre2
 
 %if %{with onlytinfo}
 %global soname_tinfo tinfo
@@ -47,7 +48,9 @@ BuildRequires:  pkg-config
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libbsd)
 %endif
 BuildRequires:  screen
+%if %{with usepcre2}
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libpcre2-8)
+%endif
 %if 0%{?suse_version} > 1130
 BuildRequires:  gpm-devel
 %else
@@ -214,6 +217,9 @@ Provides:       ncurses:%{_incdir}/ncurses.h
 Requires:       %{_bindir}/tack
 Requires:       libncurses6 = %{version}-%{release}
 Requires:       ncurses = %{version}-%{release}
+%if %{with usepcre2}
+Requires:       pkgconfig(libpcre2-8)
+%endif
 # bug437293
 %ifarch ppc64
 Obsoletes:      ncurses-devel-64bit
@@ -495,7 +501,9 @@ mv tack-* tack
 	--with-default-terminfo-dir=%{_datadir}/terminfo \
 	--with-terminfo-dirs=%{_sysconfdir}/terminfo:%{_datadir}/terminfo \
 	--with-xterm-kbs=del	\
+%if %{with usepcre2}
 	--with-pcre2		\
+%endif
 	--disable-stripping	\
 	--disable-root-environ	\
 	--disable-termcap	\
@@ -665,8 +673,13 @@ mv tack-* tack
 	LIBS="$LDFLAGS" \
 	./configure --with-ncursesw --enable-widec --prefix=$PWD
 	LD_LIBRARY_PATH=%{root}%{_libdir} \
+%if %{with usepcre2}
 	make %{?_smp_mflags} TEST_ARGS='-lformw -lmenuw -lpanelw -lncursesw -lticw -l%{soname_tinfo} -Wl,--as-needed' TEST_LIBS='-lutil -lpthread -lpcre2-posix -lpcre2-8'
 	make install TEST_ARGS='-lformw -lmenuw -lpanelw -lncursesw -lticw -l%{soname_tinfo} -Wl,--as-needed' TEST_LIBS='-lutil -lpthread -lpcre2-posix -lpcre2-8'
+%else
+	make %{?_smp_mflags} TEST_ARGS='-lformw -lmenuw -lpanelw -lncursesw -lticw -l%{soname_tinfo} -Wl,--as-needed' TEST_LIBS='-lutil -lpthread'
+	make install TEST_ARGS='-lformw -lmenuw -lpanelw -lncursesw -lticw -l%{soname_tinfo} -Wl,--as-needed' TEST_LIBS='-lutil -lpthread'
+%endif
 	mv bin binw
 	make distclean
     popd
@@ -800,8 +813,13 @@ includedir5=%{_incdir}/ncurses5' "$pc"
 	LIBS="$LDFLAGS" \
 	./configure --with-ncurses --disable-widec --prefix=$PWD
 	LD_LIBRARY_PATH=%{root}%{_libdir} \
+%if %{with usepcre2}
 	make %{?_smp_mflags} TEST_ARGS='-lform -lmenu -lpanel -lncurses -ltic -ltinfo -Wl,--as-needed' TEST_LIBS='-lutil -lpthread -lpcre2-posix -lpcre2-8'
 	make install TEST_ARGS='-lform -lmenu -lpanel -lncurses -ltic -ltinfo -Wl,--as-needed' TEST_LIBS='-lutil -lpthread -lpcre2-posix -lpcre2-8'
+%else
+	make %{?_smp_mflags} TEST_ARGS='-lform -lmenu -lpanel -lncurses -ltic -ltinfo -Wl,--as-needed' TEST_LIBS='-lutil -lpthread'
+	make install TEST_ARGS='-lform -lmenu -lpanel -lncurses -ltic -ltinfo -Wl,--as-needed' TEST_LIBS='-lutil -lpthread'
+%endif
 	make distclean
     popd
 %endif