diff --git a/lib/wrappers/pcre2.nim b/lib/wrappers/pcre2.nim
index fa752848b9..92caee7e23 100644
--- a/lib/wrappers/pcre2.nim
+++ b/lib/wrappers/pcre2.nim
@@ -520,12 +520,7 @@ type
 
 when not defined(usePcreHeader):
   when hostOS == "windows":
-    when defined(nimOldDlls):
-      const pcreDll = "pcre.dll"
-    elif defined(cpu64):
-      const pcreDll = "pcre64.dll"
-    else:
-      const pcreDll = "pcre32.dll"
+    const pcreDll = "libpcre2-8-0.dll"
   elif hostOS == "macosx":
     const pcreDll = "libpcre2-8.0.dylib"
   else: