diff --git a/lib/impure/nre.nim b/lib/impure/nre.nim
index 0a43b92bed..1c47918ab3 100644
--- a/lib/impure/nre.nim
+++ b/lib/impure/nre.nim
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ when defined(gcDestructors):
 else:
   proc destroyRegex(pattern: Regex) =
     `=destroy`(pattern.pattern)
-    pcre.code_free(pattern.pcreObj)
+    pcre2.code_free(pattern.pcreObj)
     `=destroy`(pattern.captureNameToId)
 
 proc getinfo[T](pattern: Regex, opt: uint32): T =