diff --git a/configure b/configure
index d6c007b49..375ea61ca 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -7300,11 +7300,7 @@ fi
 
 # If they didn't specify it, we try to find it
 if test $have_pcre != yes -a $requested_included_pcre != yes ; then
-  ac_fn_c_check_header_compile "$LINENO" "pcre2.h" "ac_cv_header_pcre2_h" "
-#define PCRE2_CODE_UNIT_WIDTH 8
-
-
-"
+  ac_fn_c_check_header_compile "$LINENO" "pcre2.h" "ac_cv_header_pcre2_h" "$ac_includes_default"
 if test "x$ac_cv_header_pcre2_h" = xyes
 then :
   { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for pcre2_compile_8 in -lpcre2-8" >&5
@@ -7347,6 +7343,56 @@ then :
   have_pcre=yes
 fi
 
+else $as_nop
+  ac_fn_c_check_header_compile "$LINENO" "pcre2/pcre2.h" "ac_cv_header_pcre2_pcre2_h" "$ac_includes_default"
+if test "x$ac_cv_header_pcre2_pcre2_h" = xyes
+then :
+  { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for pcre2_compile_8 in -lpcre2-8" >&5
+printf %s "checking for pcre2_compile_8 in -lpcre2-8... " >&6; }
+if test ${ac_cv_lib_pcre2_8_pcre2_compile_8+y}
+then :
+  printf %s "(cached) " >&6
+else $as_nop
+  ac_check_lib_save_LIBS=$LIBS
+LIBS="-lpcre2-8  $LIBS"
+cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+
+/* Override any GCC internal prototype to avoid an error.
+   Use char because int might match the return type of a GCC
+   builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply.  */
+char pcre2_compile_8 ();
+int
+main (void)
+{
+return pcre2_compile_8 ();
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+if ac_fn_c_try_link "$LINENO"
+then :
+  ac_cv_lib_pcre2_8_pcre2_compile_8=yes
+else $as_nop
+  ac_cv_lib_pcre2_8_pcre2_compile_8=no
+fi
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.beam \
+    conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
+LIBS=$ac_check_lib_save_LIBS
+fi
+{ printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_cv_lib_pcre2_8_pcre2_compile_8" >&5
+printf "%s\n" "$ac_cv_lib_pcre2_8_pcre2_compile_8" >&6; }
+if test "x$ac_cv_lib_pcre2_8_pcre2_compile_8" = xyes
+then :
+  have_pcre=yes
+      printf "%s\n" "#define HAVE_PCRE2_PCRE2_H 1" >>confdefs.h
+
+fi
+
+
+fi
+
+
 fi
 
 fi
@@ -7364,14 +7410,6 @@ if test $have_pcre != yes ; then
 printf "%s\n" "#define PCRE_INCLUDED 1" >>confdefs.h
 
 else
-# We only need to check for and use this if we are NOT using included pcre
-  ac_fn_c_check_header_compile "$LINENO" "pcre2.h" "ac_cv_header_pcre2_h" "$ac_includes_default"
-if test "x$ac_cv_header_pcre2_h" = xyes
-then :
-  printf "%s\n" "#define HAVE_PCRE2_H 1" >>confdefs.h
-
-fi
-
   LIBPCRE_LIBS="-lpcre2-8"
   PCRE_BUILD=""
   PCRE_CLEAN=""
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 05299ad26..862a056e7 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -530,10 +530,10 @@ AC_HELP_STRING([--with-libpcre=included], [Always use the version included with
 if test $have_pcre != yes -a $requested_included_pcre != yes ; then
   AC_CHECK_HEADER(pcre2.h,
     AC_CHECK_LIB(pcre2-8, pcre2_compile_8, [have_pcre=yes ]),
-    [],
-    [
-#define PCRE2_CODE_UNIT_WIDTH 8
-     ]
+    [AC_CHECK_HEADER(pcre2/pcre2.h,
+     [AC_CHECK_LIB(pcre2-8, pcre2_compile_8, [have_pcre=yes
+      AC_DEFINE(HAVE_PCRE2_PCRE2_H, 1)])]
+    )]
   )
 fi
 
@@ -547,8 +547,6 @@ if test $have_pcre != yes ; then
   PCRE_DIST_CLEAN="distclean-pcre"
   AC_DEFINE(PCRE_INCLUDED, 1, [Using included libpcre2])
 else
-# We only need to check for and use this if we are NOT using included pcre
-  AC_CHECK_HEADERS(pcre2.h)
   LIBPCRE_LIBS="-lpcre2-8"
   PCRE_BUILD=""
   PCRE_CLEAN=""
diff --git a/nmap_config.h.in b/nmap_config.h.in
index 2b2e0e108..995ddcc2f 100644
--- a/nmap_config.h.in
+++ b/nmap_config.h.in
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@
 
 #undef HAVE_TERMIOS_H
 
+#undef HAVE_PCRE2_PCRE2_H
+
 #undef BSD_NETWORKING
 
 #undef IN_ADDR_DEEPSTRUCT
diff --git a/service_scan.h b/service_scan.h
index 49b8eba04..7aca4ae1b 100644
--- a/service_scan.h
+++ b/service_scan.h
@@ -71,7 +71,11 @@
 #include <vector>
 
 #define PCRE2_CODE_UNIT_WIDTH 8
-#include <pcre2.h>
+#ifdef HAVE_PCRE2_PCRE2_H
+# include <pcre2/pcre2.h>
+#else
+# include <pcre2.h>
+#endif
 
 #undef NDEBUG
 #include <assert.h>