diff --git a/spack-environment/packages.yaml b/spack-environment/packages.yaml
index 5a0b03c74dc408a50984a3b62724b8337b8f0590..8cc8a9c490d5ec508e14d1ce1b3acc755a5a5b2b 100644
--- a/spack-environment/packages.yaml
+++ b/spack-environment/packages.yaml
@@ -200,6 +200,9 @@ packages:
   osg-ca-certs:
     require:
     - '@1.109.igtf.1.117'
+  pcre:
+    require:
+    - build_system=cmake
   phonebook-cli:
     require:
     - '@1.0.0'