diff --git a/lib/wrappers/pcre.nim b/lib/wrappers/pcre.nim
index e9e11960c..7c9dbca5e 100644
--- a/lib/wrappers/pcre.nim
+++ b/lib/wrappers/pcre.nim
@@ -313,9 +313,9 @@ when not defined(usePcreHeader):
     when defined(nimOldDlls):
       const pcreDll = "pcre.dll"
     elif defined(cpu64):
-      const pcreDll = "pcre64.dll"
+      const pcreDll = "(pcre64|libpcre-1).dll"
     else:
-      const pcreDll = "pcre32.dll"
+      const pcreDll = "(pcre32|libpcre-1).dll"
   elif hostOS == "macosx":
     const pcreDll = "libpcre(.3|.1|).dylib"
   else: