diff --git a/ext/pcre/php_pcre.c b/ext/pcre/php_pcre.c
index d94b1b3faa0..5386077f8cb 100644
--- a/ext/pcre/php_pcre.c
+++ b/ext/pcre/php_pcre.c
@@ -243,7 +243,9 @@ static PHP_GINIT_FUNCTION(pcre) /* {{{ */
 	pcre_globals->backtrack_limit = 0;
 	pcre_globals->recursion_limit = 0;
 	pcre_globals->error_code      = PHP_PCRE_NO_ERROR;
+#ifdef HAVE_PCRE_JIT_SUPPORT
 	pcre_globals->jit = 1;
+#endif
 
 	php_pcre_init_pcre2(1);
 }