diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 054f23d6419..91cc3733978 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -199,12 +199,12 @@ endif
 pcre2_dep_opt = get_option('use_sys_pcre2')
 pcre2_dep = disabler()
 if pcre2_dep_opt.enabled() or pcre2_dep_opt.auto()
-  pcre2_dep = dependency('libpcre2-8', required: false, static: is_static_build)
+  pcre2_dep = dependency('libpcre2-8', required: false, static: true)
   if not pcre2_dep.found()
-    pcre2_dep = cc.find_library('pcre2', required: true, static: is_static_build)
+    pcre2_dep = cc.find_library('pcre2', required: true, static: true)
   endif
 else
-  pcre2_dep = dependency('pcre2', 'pcre2_dep', version: '>=10.42', required: true, static: is_static_build)
+  pcre2_dep = dependency('pcre2', 'pcre2_dep', version: '>=10.42', required: true, static: true)
 endif
 
 # handle magic library
diff --git a/subprojects/packagefiles/pcre2/meson.build b/subprojects/packagefiles/pcre2/meson.build
index 6edc5166cd7..d5f9d3d2a68 100644
--- a/subprojects/packagefiles/pcre2/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/packagefiles/pcre2/meson.build
@@ -59,9 +59,10 @@ pcre2_includes = [
   'src/sljit/',
 ]
 
-libpcre2 = library('pcre2', pcre2_files,
+libpcre2 = static_library('pcre2', pcre2_files,
   c_args: libpcre2_c_args,
   include_directories: pcre2_includes,
+  install: false,
 )
 
 pcre2_dep = declare_dependency(