diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 147974fd44..7143eefa90 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ subprojects/gvdb.wrap
 subprojects/libepoxy.wrap
 subprojects/libsass.wrap
 subprojects/libtiff.wrap
-subprojects/pcre2.wrap
 subprojects/sassc.wrap
 subprojects/abseil-cpp.wrap
 
@@ -67,4 +66,4 @@ subprojects/*/
 .vscode/*
 
 # clangd integration
-.cache/*
\ No newline at end of file
+.cache/*
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 125439ef5d..ae93209646 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -118,6 +118,13 @@ if get_option('build-tools-source') == 'subproject'
     subproject('win-nasm')
   elif build_system == 'darwin'
     subproject('macos-bison-binary')
+    # Newer macOS provides /usr/lib/pkgconfig/libpcre2-8.pc which is broken
+    # because it says headers are in /usr/include but that directory doesn't
+    # exist. It can only be used to find the library, which only exists on
+    # newer macOS at /usr/lib/libpcre2-8.dylib, so it's also unusable.
+    #
+    # jit support requires macOS 11.0 or newer, so disable it by default
+    subproject('pcre2', default_options: ['default_library=static', 'jit=disabled'])
   endif
 endif
 
diff --git a/subprojects/pcre2.wrap b/subprojects/pcre2.wrap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6bfef6f3f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subprojects/pcre2.wrap
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+[wrap-file]
+directory = pcre2-10.42
+source_url = https://github.com/PCRE2Project/pcre2/releases/download/pcre2-10.42/pcre2-10.42.tar.bz2
+source_filename = pcre2-10.42.tar.bz2
+source_hash = 8d36cd8cb6ea2a4c2bb358ff6411b0c788633a2a45dabbf1aeb4b701d1b5e840
+patch_filename = pcre2_10.42-5_patch.zip
+patch_url = https://wrapdb.mesonbuild.com/v2/pcre2_10.42-5/get_patch
+patch_hash = 7ba1730a3786c46f41735658a9884b09bc592af3840716e0ccc552e7ddf5630c
+source_fallback_url = https://github.com/mesonbuild/wrapdb/releases/download/pcre2_10.42-5/pcre2-10.42.tar.bz2
+wrapdb_version = 10.42-5
+
+[provide]
+libpcre2-8 = libpcre2_8
+libpcre2-16 = libpcre2_16
+libpcre2-32 = libpcre2_32
+libpcre2-posix = libpcre2_posix