diff --git a/src/corelib/.prev_configure.cmake b/src/corelib/.prev_configure.cmake
index 40cbaa7ec89..1218f552cb6 100644
--- a/src/corelib/.prev_configure.cmake
+++ b/src/corelib/.prev_configure.cmake
@@ -637,8 +637,8 @@ qt_feature("mimetype-database" PRIVATE
 )
 qt_feature("pcre2"
     LABEL "PCRE2"
-    ENABLE INPUT_pcre STREQUAL 'qt'
-    DISABLE INPUT_pcre STREQUAL 'no' OR INPUT_pcre STREQUAL 'system'
+    ENABLE INPUT_pcre STREQUAL 'qt' OR QT_FEATURE_system_pcre2
+    DISABLE INPUT_pcre STREQUAL 'no'
 )
 qt_feature_config("pcre2" QMAKE_PRIVATE_CONFIG)
 qt_feature("system-pcre2" PRIVATE
diff --git a/src/corelib/configure.cmake b/src/corelib/configure.cmake
index 1288666a3da..095b12ea968 100644
--- a/src/corelib/configure.cmake
+++ b/src/corelib/configure.cmake
@@ -643,8 +643,8 @@ qt_feature("mimetype-database" PRIVATE
 )
 qt_feature("pcre2"
     LABEL "PCRE2"
-    ENABLE INPUT_pcre STREQUAL 'qt'
-    DISABLE INPUT_pcre STREQUAL 'no' OR INPUT_pcre STREQUAL 'system'
+    ENABLE INPUT_pcre STREQUAL 'qt' OR QT_FEATURE_system_pcre2
+    DISABLE INPUT_pcre STREQUAL 'no'
 )
 qt_feature_config("pcre2" QMAKE_PRIVATE_CONFIG)
 qt_feature("system-pcre2" PRIVATE
diff --git a/src/corelib/configure.json b/src/corelib/configure.json
index 27fff51a0fc..5e0bd51ec9b 100644
--- a/src/corelib/configure.json
+++ b/src/corelib/configure.json
@@ -691,8 +691,8 @@
         },
         "pcre2": {
             "label": "PCRE2",
-            "disable": "input.pcre == 'no' || input.pcre == 'system'",
-            "enable": "input.pcre == 'qt'",
+            "disable": "input.pcre == 'no'",
+            "enable": "input.pcre == 'qt' || features.system-pcre2",
             "output": [ "privateConfig" ]
         },
         "system-pcre2": {