diff --git a/package/syslog-ng/Config.in b/package/syslog-ng/Config.in
index 30ad54a4bf..aa1e71d225 100644
--- a/package/syslog-ng/Config.in
+++ b/package/syslog-ng/Config.in
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_SYSLOG_NG
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # fork()
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX_SHOW_OTHERS
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGLIB2
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_PCRE
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_PCRE2
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL
 	help
 	  syslog-ng is an enhanced log daemon, supporting a wide range
diff --git a/package/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.mk b/package/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.mk
index ff5aaee429..dd02a6e3af 100644
--- a/package/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.mk
+++ b/package/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.mk
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ SYSLOG_NG_LICENSE = LGPL-2.1+ (syslog-ng core), GPL-2.0+ (modules)
 SYSLOG_NG_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING GPL.txt LGPL.txt
 SYSLOG_NG_CPE_ID_VENDOR = oneidentity
 SYSLOG_NG_DEPENDENCIES = host-bison host-flex host-pkgconf \
-	libglib2 openssl pcre
+	libglib2 openssl pcre2
 # We're patching configure.ac
 SYSLOG_NG_AUTORECONF = YES
 SYSLOG_NG_CONF_OPTS = --disable-manpages --localstatedir=/var/run \