diff --git a/package/libmodsecurity/libmodsecurity.mk b/package/libmodsecurity/libmodsecurity.mk
index c32bfb4b3c..063f969fc6 100644
--- a/package/libmodsecurity/libmodsecurity.mk
+++ b/package/libmodsecurity/libmodsecurity.mk
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ LIBMODSECURITY_CONF_ENV = \
 
 LIBMODSECURITY_DEPENDENCIES = pcre
 LIBMODSECURITY_CONF_OPTS = \
+	--with-pcre="$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/pcre-config" \
 	--disable-examples \
 	--without-lmdb \
 	--without-ssdeep \