diff --git a/vars/build.vars b/vars/build.vars
index 35b8b88..2a4eaf3 100644
--- a/vars/build.vars
+++ b/vars/build.vars
@@ -1303,6 +1303,7 @@ mailutils mtr mutt microsocks nginx openlitespeed openssh pacman rsync socat tht
 : ${PKG_LIGHTTPD_SHA256SUM:=1c97225deea33eefba6d4158c2cef27913d47553263516bbe9d2e2760fc43a3f};
 : ${PKG_LIGHTTPD_VERSION:=1.4.45};
 : ${PKG_LIGHTTPD_URL:=http://download.lighttpd.net/lighttpd/releases-${PKG_LIGHTTPD_VERSION%.*}.x/lighttpd-${PKG_LIGHTTPD_VERSION}.tar.xz};
+: ${PKG_LIGHTTPD_CONFIGURE_ARGS_EXTRA:="--with-pcre=${PREFIX_NATIVE}"};
 : ${PKG_LYNX_SHA256SUM:=6980e75cf0d677fd52c116e2e0dfd3884e360970c88c8356a114338500d5bee7};
 : ${PKG_LYNX_VERSION:=2.8.8rel.2};
 : ${PKG_LYNX_URL:=https://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/blfs/conglomeration/lynx/lynx${PKG_LYNX_VERSION}.tar.bz2};