diff --git a/src/plugins/PCREPlugin/pcre_plugin.c b/src/plugins/PCREPlugin/pcre_plugin.c
index fbf65b4..5893e8d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/PCREPlugin/pcre_plugin.c
+++ b/src/plugins/PCREPlugin/pcre_plugin.c
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
+#define PCRE_STATIC
+
 #ifndef isnumber
 #define isnumber(i_n_arg) ((i_n_arg>='0')&&(i_n_arg<='9'))
 #endif