diff --git a/package/modsecurity2/Config.in b/package/modsecurity2/Config.in
index 2870386a99..fb1bfc960e 100644
--- a/package/modsecurity2/Config.in
+++ b/package/modsecurity2/Config.in
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_MODSECURITY2
 	bool "modsecurity2"
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_APACHE
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBXML2
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_PCRE
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_PCRE2
 	help
 	  ModSecurity is an open source, cross-platform web application
 	  firewall (WAF) module. Known as the "Swiss Army Knife" of
diff --git a/package/modsecurity2/modsecurity2.hash b/package/modsecurity2/modsecurity2.hash
index a19f4823a8..2c77ffd830 100644
--- a/package/modsecurity2/modsecurity2.hash
+++ b/package/modsecurity2/modsecurity2.hash
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-# From https://github.com/SpiderLabs/ModSecurity/releases/download/v2.9.5/modsecurity-2.9.5.tar.gz.sha256
-sha256  e2bfc8cd8b8de1e21f054d310543373ea5d89adbd96784e832be0da3e4dc149e  modsecurity-2.9.5.tar.gz
+# From https://github.com/SpiderLabs/ModSecurity/releases/download/v2.9.7/modsecurity-2.9.7.tar.gz.sha256
+sha256  2a28fcfccfef21581486f98d8d5fe0397499749b8380f60ec7bb1c08478e1839  modsecurity-2.9.7.tar.gz
 
 # Locally computed
 sha256  2c564f5a67e49e74c80e5a7dcacd1904e7408f1fd6a95218b38c04f012d94cb9  LICENSE
diff --git a/package/modsecurity2/modsecurity2.mk b/package/modsecurity2/modsecurity2.mk
index a1ad8fe5bc..c251291e64 100644
--- a/package/modsecurity2/modsecurity2.mk
+++ b/package/modsecurity2/modsecurity2.mk
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-MODSECURITY2_VERSION = 2.9.5
+MODSECURITY2_VERSION = 2.9.7
 MODSECURITY2_SOURCE = modsecurity-$(MODSECURITY2_VERSION).tar.gz
 MODSECURITY2_SITE = https://github.com/SpiderLabs/ModSecurity/releases/download/v$(MODSECURITY2_VERSION)
 MODSECURITY2_LICENSE = Apache-2.0
@@ -12,11 +12,10 @@ MODSECURITY2_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
 MODSECURITY2_CPE_ID_VENDOR = trustwave
 MODSECURITY2_CPE_ID_PRODUCT = modsecurity
 MODSECURITY2_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
-MODSECURITY2_DEPENDENCIES = apache libxml2 pcre
+MODSECURITY2_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf apache libxml2 pcre2
 
 MODSECURITY2_CONF_OPTS = \
-	--with-pcre=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/pcre-config \
-	--with-libxml=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr \
+	--with-pcre2=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/pcre2-config \
 	--with-apr=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/apr-1-config \
 	--with-apu=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/apu-1-config \
 	--with-apxs=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/apxs \