--- a/cmake/pcre.cmake
+++ b/cmake/pcre.cmake
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ MACRO (CHECK_PCRE)
         return -pcre_exec(NULL, NULL, NULL, -999, -999, 0, NULL, 0) < 256;
         }"  PCRE_STACK_SIZE_OK)
       SET(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES)
+    ELSE()
+      SET(PCRE_STACK_SIZE_OK TRUE)
     ENDIF()
   ENDIF()
   IF(NOT HAVE_PCRE_STACK_GUARD OR NOT PCRE_STACK_SIZE_OK OR
