diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/cc/ccze/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/cc/ccze/package.nix
index 113db4b49a07..88c9ee31abe9 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/cc/ccze/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/cc/ccze/package.nix
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     autoconf
   '';
 
+  # provide correct pcre2-config for cross
+  env.PCRE_CONFIG = lib.getExe' (lib.getDev pcre2) "pcre2-config";
+
   meta = with lib; {
     mainProgram = "ccze";
     description = "Fast, modular log colorizer";