diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/php-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/php-packages.nix
index 004c773f26c..edaf6342b4f 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/php-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/php-packages.nix
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ let
     sha256 = "0z2nc92xfc5axa9f2dy95rmsd2c81q8cs1pm4anh0a50x9g5ng0z";
     configureFlags = [ "--with-imagick=${pkgs.imagemagick.dev}" ];
     nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgs.pkgconfig ];
-    buildInputs = [ pkgs.pcre ];
+    buildInputs = [ (if isPhp73 then pkgs.pcre2 else pkgs.pcre) ];
   };
 
   memcached = buildPecl rec {