diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 31788b2..20acdab 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 .PHONY: libsds
 
 export BUILD_SYSTEM_DIR := vendor/nimbus-build-system
+LINK_PCRE := 0
+
 # we don't want an error here, so we can handle things later, in the ".DEFAULT" target
 -include $(BUILD_SYSTEM_DIR)/makefiles/variables.mk