diff --git a/src/pcresearch.c b/src/pcresearch.c
index 9ba1227..939e8d6 100644
--- a/src/pcresearch.c
+++ b/src/pcresearch.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ Pcompile (char const *pattern, size_t size)
 
 #if defined HAVE_LANGINFO_CODESET
   if (STREQ (nl_langinfo (CODESET), "UTF-8"))
-    flags |= PCRE_UTF8;
+    flags |= PCRE_NO_UTF8_CHECK;
 #endif
 
   /* FIXME: Remove these restrictions.  */