diff --git a/net/wget/Makefile b/net/wget/Makefile
index 006399312e..f70c0def72 100644
--- a/net/wget/Makefile
+++ b/net/wget/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=wget
 PKG_VERSION:=1.21.3
-PKG_RELEASE:=2
+PKG_RELEASE:=3
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@GNU/$(PKG_NAME)
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 define Package/wget/Default
   SECTION:=net
   CATEGORY:=Network
-  DEPENDS:=+libpcre +zlib
+  DEPENDS:=+libpcre2 +zlib
   SUBMENU:=File Transfer
   TITLE:=Non-interactive network downloader
   URL:=https://www.gnu.org/software/wget/index.html
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ endef
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+= \
 	--disable-rpath \
 	--disable-iri \
-	--disable-pcre2 \
 	--with-included-libunistring \
 	--without-libuuid \
 	--without-libpsl