diff --git a/deps/pcre2/CMakeLists.txt b/deps/pcre2/CMakeLists.txt
index a282c99b2..90fe0dbd8 100644
--- a/deps/pcre2/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/deps/pcre2/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ set(PCRE2POSIX_SOURCES pcre2posix.c)
 
 add_definitions(-DHAVE_CONFIG_H)
 add_definitions(-DPCRE2_CODE_UNIT_WIDTH=8)
-add_definitions(-DPCRE2_STATIC)
 
 if(MSVC)
   add_compile_definitions(_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS)