diff --git a/pkg/kamailio/deb/debian/backports/jessie b/pkg/kamailio/deb/debian/backports/jessie
index e5f75d0a00a..62c7f4666a9 100755
--- a/pkg/kamailio/deb/debian/backports/jessie
+++ b/pkg/kamailio/deb/debian/backports/jessie
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ sed -i -e '/^ libnats-dev,/d' \
 sed -i -e '/^PACKAGE_GROUPS += nats/d' ${DIST}/rules
 sed -i -e '/--EXCLUDED--/i EXTRA_EXCLUDED_MODULES += nats' ${DIST}/rules
 
+# no libpcre2-dev
+sed -i -e 's/libpcre2-dev/libpcre3-dev/' ${DIST}/control
+
 # libwolfssl-dev < 5.2
 sed -i -e '/^ libwolfssl-dev,/d' \
   -e '/^Package: kamailio-wolftls-modules/,/^$/d' \
diff --git a/pkg/kamailio/deb/debian/backports/precise b/pkg/kamailio/deb/debian/backports/precise
index 4b189cf8974..e0ea38892d3 100755
--- a/pkg/kamailio/deb/debian/backports/precise
+++ b/pkg/kamailio/deb/debian/backports/precise
@@ -118,6 +118,9 @@ sed -i -e '/^ libnats-dev,/d' \
 sed -i -e '/^PACKAGE_GROUPS += nats/d' ${DIST}/rules
 sed -i -e '/--EXCLUDED--/i EXTRA_EXCLUDED_MODULES += nats' ${DIST}/rules
 
+# no libpcre2-dev
+sed -i -e 's/libpcre2-dev/libpcre3-dev/' ${DIST}/control
+
 # libwolfssl-dev < 5.2
 sed -i -e '/^ libwolfssl-dev,/d' \
   -e '/^Package: kamailio-wolftls-modules/,/^$/d' \
diff --git a/pkg/kamailio/deb/debian/backports/trusty b/pkg/kamailio/deb/debian/backports/trusty
index 52017eb01b4..3482a71654c 100755
--- a/pkg/kamailio/deb/debian/backports/trusty
+++ b/pkg/kamailio/deb/debian/backports/trusty
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ sed -i -e '/^ libnats-dev,/d' \
 sed -i -e '/^PACKAGE_GROUPS += nats/d' ${DIST}/rules
 sed -i -e '/--EXCLUDED--/i EXTRA_EXCLUDED_MODULES += nats' ${DIST}/rules
 
+# no libpcre2-dev
+sed -i -e 's/libpcre2-dev/libpcre3-dev/' ${DIST}/control
+
 # libwolfssl-dev < 5.2
 sed -i -e '/^ libwolfssl-dev,/d' \
   -e '/^Package: kamailio-wolftls-modules/,/^$/d' \
diff --git a/pkg/kamailio/deb/debian/backports/wheezy b/pkg/kamailio/deb/debian/backports/wheezy
index d62981d3f64..611883fbe46 100755
--- a/pkg/kamailio/deb/debian/backports/wheezy
+++ b/pkg/kamailio/deb/debian/backports/wheezy
@@ -118,6 +118,9 @@ sed -i -e '/^ libnats-dev,/d' \
 sed -i -e '/^PACKAGE_GROUPS += nats/d' ${DIST}/rules
 sed -i -e '/--EXCLUDED--/i EXTRA_EXCLUDED_MODULES += nats' ${DIST}/rules
 
+# no libpcre2-dev
+sed -i -e 's/libpcre2-dev/libpcre3-dev/' ${DIST}/control
+
 # libwolfssl-dev < 5.2
 sed -i -e '/^ libwolfssl-dev,/d' \
   -e '/^Package: kamailio-wolftls-modules/,/^$/d' \
diff --git a/pkg/kamailio/deb/jessie/control b/pkg/kamailio/deb/jessie/control
index cb1eb988c13..f67868f1a90 100644
--- a/pkg/kamailio/deb/jessie/control
+++ b/pkg/kamailio/deb/jessie/control
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Build-Depends:
  libmosquitto-dev,
  libmysqlclient-dev,
  libncurses5-dev,
- libpcre2-dev,
+ libpcre3-dev,
  libperl-dev,
  libpq-dev,
  librabbitmq-dev,
diff --git a/pkg/kamailio/deb/precise/control b/pkg/kamailio/deb/precise/control
index 9ee9911b098..16719f80988 100644
--- a/pkg/kamailio/deb/precise/control
+++ b/pkg/kamailio/deb/precise/control
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Build-Depends:
  libmono-2.0-dev [amd64 armel armhf i386 mipsel kfreebsd-amd64 kfreebsd-i386 ppc64 ppc64el s390x],
  libmysqlclient-dev,
  libncurses5-dev,
- libpcre2-dev,
+ libpcre3-dev,
  libperl-dev,
  libpq-dev,
  libradiusclient-ng-dev,
diff --git a/pkg/kamailio/deb/trusty/control b/pkg/kamailio/deb/trusty/control
index cb1172f991b..ef0f37f7890 100644
--- a/pkg/kamailio/deb/trusty/control
+++ b/pkg/kamailio/deb/trusty/control
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Build-Depends:
  libmono-2.0-dev [amd64 armel armhf i386 mipsel kfreebsd-amd64 kfreebsd-i386 ppc64 ppc64el s390x],
  libmysqlclient-dev,
  libncurses5-dev,
- libpcre2-dev,
+ libpcre3-dev,
  libperl-dev,
  libpq-dev,
  librabbitmq-dev,
diff --git a/pkg/kamailio/deb/wheezy/control b/pkg/kamailio/deb/wheezy/control
index 9ee9911b098..16719f80988 100644
--- a/pkg/kamailio/deb/wheezy/control
+++ b/pkg/kamailio/deb/wheezy/control
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Build-Depends:
  libmono-2.0-dev [amd64 armel armhf i386 mipsel kfreebsd-amd64 kfreebsd-i386 ppc64 ppc64el s390x],
  libmysqlclient-dev,
  libncurses5-dev,
- libpcre2-dev,
+ libpcre3-dev,
  libperl-dev,
  libpq-dev,
  libradiusclient-ng-dev,