diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/pcre2/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/pcre2/default.nix
index 82fc33670bc..a3ddff888e7 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/pcre2/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/pcre2/default.nix
@@ -34,5 +34,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     license = licenses.bsd3;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ ttuegel ];
     platforms = platforms.all;
+    pkgConfigModules = [
+      "libpcre2-posix"
+      "libpcre2-8"
+      "libpcre2-16"
+      "libpcre2-32"
+    ];
   };
 }