diff --git a/src/operators/verify_cc.cc b/src/operators/verify_cc.cc
index bdb63f3452..ee39902d81 100644
--- a/src/operators/verify_cc.cc
+++ b/src/operators/verify_cc.cc
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ bool VerifyCC::init(const std::string &param2, std::string *error) {
     if (m_pc == NULL) {
         return false;
     }
+    m_pcje = pcre2_jit_compile(m_pc, PCRE2_JIT_COMPLETE);
 #else
     const char *errptr = NULL;
     int erroffset = 0;
@@ -142,8 +143,16 @@ bool VerifyCC::evaluate(Transaction *t, RuleWithActions *rule,
     PCRE2_SPTR pcre2_i = reinterpret_cast<PCRE2_SPTR>(i.c_str());
     pcre2_match_data *match_data = pcre2_match_data_create_from_pattern(m_pc, NULL);
 
+    int ret;
     for (offset = 0; offset < target_length; offset++) {
-        int ret = pcre2_match(m_pc, pcre2_i, target_length, offset, 0, match_data, NULL);
+
+        if (m_pcje == 0) {
+            ret = pcre2_jit_match(m_pc, pcre2_i, target_length, offset, 0, match_data, NULL);
+        }
+        
+        if (m_pcje != 0 || ret == PCRE2_ERROR_JIT_STACKLIMIT) {
+            ret = pcre2_match(m_pc, pcre2_i, target_length, offset, PCRE2_NO_JIT, match_data, NULL);
+        }
 
         /* If there was no match, then we are done. */
         if (ret < 0) {
diff --git a/src/operators/verify_cc.h b/src/operators/verify_cc.h
index 91195378a4..e2a5e24280 100644
--- a/src/operators/verify_cc.h
+++ b/src/operators/verify_cc.h
@@ -39,7 +39,12 @@ class VerifyCC : public Operator {
     explicit VerifyCC(std::unique_ptr<RunTimeString> param)
         : Operator("VerifyCC", std::move(param)),
 #if WITH_PCRE2
-        m_pc(NULL) { }
+        m_pc(NULL) 
+		{
+#if WITH_PCRE2
+			m_pcje = PCRE2_ERROR_JIT_BADOPTION;
+#endif
+		}
 #else
         m_pc(NULL),
         m_pce(NULL) { }
@@ -53,6 +58,7 @@ class VerifyCC : public Operator {
  private:
 #if WITH_PCRE2
     pcre2_code *m_pc;
+    int m_pcje;
 #else
     pcre *m_pc;
     pcre_extra *m_pce;
diff --git a/src/utils/regex.cc b/src/utils/regex.cc
index 45878ed09f..0143a0dcca 100644
--- a/src/utils/regex.cc
+++ b/src/utils/regex.cc
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ Regex::Regex(const std::string& pattern_, bool ignoreCase)
     PCRE2_SIZE erroroffset = 0;
     m_pc = pcre2_compile(pcre2_pattern, PCRE2_ZERO_TERMINATED,
         pcre2_options, &errornumber, &erroroffset, NULL);
+    m_pcje = pcre2_jit_compile(m_pc, PCRE2_JIT_COMPLETE);
 #else
     const char *errptr = NULL;
     int erroffset;
@@ -118,8 +119,15 @@ std::list<SMatch> Regex::searchAll(const std::string& s) const {
 
     pcre2_match_data *match_data = pcre2_match_data_create_from_pattern(m_pc, NULL);
     do {
-        rc = pcre2_match(m_pc, pcre2_s, s.length(),
-                         offset, 0, match_data, NULL);
+        if (m_pcje == 0) {
+            rc = pcre2_jit_match(m_pc, pcre2_s, s.length(),
+                            offset, 0, match_data, NULL);
+        } 
+        
+        if (m_pcje != 0 || rc == PCRE2_ERROR_JIT_STACKLIMIT) {
+            rc = pcre2_match(m_pc, pcre2_s, s.length(),
+                            offset, PCRE2_NO_JIT, match_data, NULL);
+        }
         PCRE2_SIZE *ovector = pcre2_get_ovector_pointer(match_data);
 #else
     const char *subject = s.c_str();
@@ -159,7 +167,14 @@ bool Regex::searchOneMatch(const std::string& s, std::vector<SMatchCapture>& cap
 #ifdef WITH_PCRE2
     PCRE2_SPTR pcre2_s = reinterpret_cast<PCRE2_SPTR>(s.c_str());
     pcre2_match_data *match_data = pcre2_match_data_create_from_pattern(m_pc, NULL);
-    int rc = pcre2_match(m_pc, pcre2_s, s.length(), 0, 0, match_data, NULL);
+    int rc;
+    if (m_pcje == 0) {
+        rc = pcre2_jit_match(m_pc, pcre2_s, s.length(), 0, 0, match_data, NULL);
+    } 
+    
+    if (m_pcje != 0 || rc == PCRE2_ERROR_JIT_STACKLIMIT) {
+        rc = pcre2_match(m_pc, pcre2_s, s.length(), 0, PCRE2_NO_JIT, match_data, NULL);
+    }
     PCRE2_SIZE *ovector = pcre2_get_ovector_pointer(match_data);
 #else
     const char *subject = s.c_str();
@@ -198,7 +213,7 @@ bool Regex::searchGlobal(const std::string& s, std::vector<SMatchCapture>& captu
             pcre2_options = PCRE2_NOTEMPTY_ATSTART | PCRE2_ANCHORED;
         }
         int rc = pcre2_match(m_pc, pcre2_s, s.length(),
-                         startOffset, pcre2_options, match_data, NULL);
+                            startOffset, pcre2_options, match_data, NULL);
         PCRE2_SIZE *ovector = pcre2_get_ovector_pointer(match_data);
 
 #else
@@ -270,9 +285,16 @@ int Regex::search(const std::string& s, SMatch *match) const {
 #ifdef WITH_PCRE2
     PCRE2_SPTR pcre2_s = reinterpret_cast<PCRE2_SPTR>(s.c_str());
     pcre2_match_data *match_data = pcre2_match_data_create_from_pattern(m_pc, NULL);
-    int ret = pcre2_match(m_pc, pcre2_s, s.length(),
-        0, 0, match_data, NULL) > 0;
-
+    int ret;
+    if (m_pcje == 0) {
+        ret = pcre2_match(m_pc, pcre2_s, s.length(),
+            0, 0, match_data, NULL) > 0;
+    } 
+    
+    if (m_pcje != 0 || ret == PCRE2_ERROR_JIT_STACKLIMIT) {
+        ret = pcre2_match(m_pc, pcre2_s, s.length(),
+            0, PCRE2_NO_JIT, match_data, NULL) > 0;
+    }
     if (ret > 0) { // match
         PCRE2_SIZE *ovector = pcre2_get_ovector_pointer(match_data);
 #else
@@ -297,7 +319,14 @@ int Regex::search(const std::string& s) const {
 #ifdef WITH_PCRE2
     PCRE2_SPTR pcre2_s = reinterpret_cast<PCRE2_SPTR>(s.c_str());
     pcre2_match_data *match_data = pcre2_match_data_create_from_pattern(m_pc, NULL);
-    int rc = pcre2_match(m_pc, pcre2_s, s.length(), 0, 0, match_data, NULL);
+    int rc;
+    if (m_pcje == 0) {
+        rc = pcre2_jit_match(m_pc, pcre2_s, s.length(), 0, 0, match_data, NULL);
+    }
+
+    if (m_pcje != 0 || rc == PCRE2_ERROR_JIT_STACKLIMIT) {
+        rc = pcre2_match(m_pc, pcre2_s, s.length(), 0, PCRE2_NO_JIT, match_data, NULL);
+    }
     pcre2_match_data_free(match_data);
     if (rc > 0) {
         return 1; // match
diff --git a/src/utils/regex.h b/src/utils/regex.h
index 6bd8ce927d..41755d4418 100644
--- a/src/utils/regex.h
+++ b/src/utils/regex.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ class Regex {
  private:
 #if WITH_PCRE2
     pcre2_code *m_pc;
+    int m_pcje;
 #else
     pcre *m_pc = NULL;
     pcre_extra *m_pce = NULL;