diff --git a/sysutils/syslog-ng-devel/Makefile b/sysutils/syslog-ng-devel/Makefile
index 858c829e21c0..e84d46557eb8 100644
--- a/sysutils/syslog-ng-devel/Makefile
+++ b/sysutils/syslog-ng-devel/Makefile
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--disable-ipv6
 
 .if defined(WITH_PCRE)
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--enable-pcre
+LIB_DEPENDS=		pcre.0:${PORTSDIR}/devel/pcre
 .else
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--disable-pcre
 .endif
diff --git a/sysutils/syslog-ng3-devel/Makefile b/sysutils/syslog-ng3-devel/Makefile
index 858c829e21c0..e84d46557eb8 100644
--- a/sysutils/syslog-ng3-devel/Makefile
+++ b/sysutils/syslog-ng3-devel/Makefile
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--disable-ipv6
 
 .if defined(WITH_PCRE)
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--enable-pcre
+LIB_DEPENDS=		pcre.0:${PORTSDIR}/devel/pcre
 .else
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--disable-pcre
 .endif
diff --git a/sysutils/syslog-ng3/Makefile b/sysutils/syslog-ng3/Makefile
index 858c829e21c0..e84d46557eb8 100644
--- a/sysutils/syslog-ng3/Makefile
+++ b/sysutils/syslog-ng3/Makefile
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--disable-ipv6
 
 .if defined(WITH_PCRE)
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--enable-pcre
+LIB_DEPENDS=		pcre.0:${PORTSDIR}/devel/pcre
 .else
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--disable-pcre
 .endif