diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/lxqt/lxqt-panel/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/lxqt/lxqt-panel/default.nix
index d343618bdfad..0737bf81c698 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/lxqt/lxqt-panel/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/lxqt/lxqt-panel/default.nix
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   lxqt-build-tools,
   lxqt-globalkeys,
   lxqt-menu-data,
-  pcre,
+  pcre2,
   qtbase,
   qtsvg,
   qttools,
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     lm_sensors
     lxqt-globalkeys
     lxqt-menu-data
-    pcre
+    pcre2
     qtbase
     qtsvg
     qtwayland
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/lxqt/lxqt-runner/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/lxqt/lxqt-runner/default.nix
index 985d2929ed96..230c674db12e 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/lxqt/lxqt-runner/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/lxqt/lxqt-runner/default.nix
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   lxqt-build-tools,
   lxqt-globalkeys,
   muparser,
-  pcre,
+  pcre2,
   pkg-config,
   qtbase,
   qtsvg,
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     libqtxdg
     lxqt-globalkeys
     muparser
-    pcre
+    pcre2
     qtbase
     qtsvg
     qtwayland