diff --git a/etc/config.cache b/etc/config.cache
index a141ad4..d395545 100644
--- a/etc/config.cache
+++ b/etc/config.cache
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ ac_list_mounted_fs=found
 
 # pcre <- {lighttpd,smallbasic}
 ac_cv_path_PCRECONFIG=%PREFIX%/bin/pcre-config
+ac_cv_prog_have_pcre=%PREFIX%/bin/pcre-config
 
 # procps_ng
 ac_cv_func_realloc_0_nonnull=yes
diff --git a/vars/build.vars b/vars/build.vars
index 94c2960..cc675c8 100644
--- a/vars/build.vars
+++ b/vars/build.vars
@@ -826,7 +826,6 @@ LEAF_PACKAGES_PREFIX="${PREFIX_NATIVE}";
 : ${PKG_SMALLBASIC_URLS_GIT:="SmallBASIC=https://github.com/smallbasic/SmallBASIC@master"};
 : ${PKG_SMALLBASIC_BUILD_DIR:=SmallBASIC};
 : ${PKG_SMALLBASIC_CFLAGS_CONFIGURE_EXTRA:=-std=gnu99};
-: ${PKG_SMALLBASIC_ENV_VARS_EXTRA:=PCRE_LIBS=-lpcre};
 : ${PKG_SOCAT_SHA256SUM:=ce3efc17e3e544876ebce7cd6c85b3c279fda057b2857fcaaf67b9ab8bdaf034};
 : ${PKG_SOCAT_VERSION:=1.7.3.2};
 : ${PKG_SOCAT_URL:=http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/download/socat-1.7.3.2.tar.gz};