diff --git a/config b/config
index e1d5e354..b6270436 100644
--- a/config
+++ b/config
@@ -573,5 +573,42 @@ else
     CORE_LIBS="$CORE_LIBS $ngx_module_libs"
 fi
 
+if [ $USE_PCRE = YES -o $PCRE != NONE ] && [ $PCRE != NO -a $PCRE != YES ]; then
+    # force pcre_version symbol to be required when PCRE is statically linked
+    case "$NGX_PLATFORM" in
+        Darwin:*)
+            ngx_feature="require defined symbols (-u)"
+            ngx_feature_name=
+            ngx_feature_path=
+            ngx_feature_libs="-Wl,-u,_strerror"
+            ngx_feature_run=no
+            ngx_feature_incs="#include <stdio.h>"
+            ngx_feature_test='printf("hello");'
+
+            . auto/feature
+
+            if [ $ngx_found = yes ]; then
+                CORE_LIBS="-Wl,-u,_pcre_version $CORE_LIBS"
+            fi
+        ;;
+
+        *)
+            ngx_feature="require defined symbols (--undefined)"
+            ngx_feature_name=
+            ngx_feature_path=
+            ngx_feature_libs="-Wl,--undefined=strerror"
+            ngx_feature_run=no
+            ngx_feature_incs="#include <stdio.h>"
+            ngx_feature_test='printf("hello");'
+
+            . auto/feature
+
+            if [ $ngx_found = yes ]; then
+                CORE_LIBS="-Wl,--undefined=pcre_version $CORE_LIBS"
+            fi
+        ;;
+    esac
+fi
+
 #CFLAGS=$"$CFLAGS -DLUA_DEFAULT_PATH='\"/usr/local/openresty/lualib/?.lua\"'"
 #CFLAGS=$"$CFLAGS -DLUA_DEFAULT_CPATH='\"/usr/local/openresty/lualib/?.so\"'"