diff --git a/server/database/mariadb/actions.py b/server/database/mariadb/actions.py
index 4f6aded834..514e6b889a 100644
--- a/server/database/mariadb/actions.py
+++ b/server/database/mariadb/actions.py
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ def setup():
                           -DWITH_SSL=system \
                           -DWITH_LIBWRAP=OFF \
                           -DWITH_JEMALLOC=ON \
+                          -DWITH_PCRE=system \
                           -DWITH_EXTRA_CHARSETS=complex \
                           -DWITH_EMBEDDED_SERVER=ON \
                           -DWITH_ARCHIVE_STORAGE_ENGINE=1 \