diff --git a/server/modules/routing/binlog/CMakeLists.txt b/server/modules/routing/binlog/CMakeLists.txt
index 2250ca0ea..851c71776 100644
--- a/server/modules/routing/binlog/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/server/modules/routing/binlog/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ set_target_properties(binlogrouter PROPERTIES INSTALL_RPATH ${CMAKE_INSTALL_RPAT
 set_target_properties(binlogrouter PROPERTIES LINK_FLAGS -Wl,-z,defs)
 # libbinlogrouter refers to my_uuid_init and my_uuid. They are non-public functions and
 # should not be used. They are found only from the embedded lib.
-target_link_libraries(binlogrouter maxscale-common ${MYSQL_EMBEDDED_LIBRARIES})
+target_link_libraries(binlogrouter maxscale-common ${MYSQL_EMBEDDED_LIBRARIES} ${PCRE_LINK_FLAGS})
 install(TARGETS binlogrouter DESTINATION ${MAXSCALE_LIBDIR})
 
 add_executable(maxbinlogcheck maxbinlogcheck.c blr_file.c blr_cache.c blr_master.c blr_slave.c blr.c)
 # maxbinlogcheck refers to my_uuid_init and my_uuid. They are non-public functions and
 # should not be used. They are found only from the embedded lib.
-target_link_libraries(maxbinlogcheck maxscale-common ${MYSQL_EMBEDDED_LIBRARIES})
+target_link_libraries(maxbinlogcheck maxscale-common ${MYSQL_EMBEDDED_LIBRARIES} ${PCRE_LINK_FLAGS})
 
 install(TARGETS maxbinlogcheck DESTINATION bin)
 
diff --git a/server/modules/routing/binlog/test/CMakeLists.txt b/server/modules/routing/binlog/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 7427a184c..7cddb1c0b 100644
--- a/server/modules/routing/binlog/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/server/modules/routing/binlog/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ if(BUILD_TESTS)
   add_executable(testbinlogrouter testbinlog.c ../blr.c ../blr_slave.c ../blr_master.c ../blr_file.c ../blr_cache.c)
   # testbinlogrouter refers to my_uuid_init and my_uuin. They are non-public functions and
   # should not be used. They are found only from the embedded lib.
-  target_link_libraries(testbinlogrouter maxscale-common ${MYSQL_EMBEDDED_LIBRARIES})
+  target_link_libraries(testbinlogrouter maxscale-common ${MYSQL_EMBEDDED_LIBRARIES}  ${PCRE_LINK_FLAGS})
   add_test(TestBinlogRouter ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/testbinlogrouter)
 endif()