diff --git a/grep.c b/grep.c
index e58044474d..c63dbff4b2 100644
--- a/grep.c
+++ b/grep.c
@@ -490,7 +490,11 @@ static void free_pcre2_pattern(struct grep_pat *p)
 	pcre2_compile_context_free(p->pcre2_compile_context);
 	pcre2_code_free(p->pcre2_pattern);
 	pcre2_match_data_free(p->pcre2_match_data);
+#ifdef GIT_PCRE2_VERSION_10_34_OR_HIGHER
+	pcre2_maketables_free(pcre2_global_context, p->pcre2_tables);
+#else
 	free((void *)p->pcre2_tables);
+#endif
 }
 #else /* !USE_LIBPCRE2 */
 static void compile_pcre2_pattern(struct grep_pat *p, const struct grep_opt *opt)
diff --git a/grep.h b/grep.h
index 54e52042cb..64666e9204 100644
--- a/grep.h
+++ b/grep.h
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
 #if (PCRE2_MAJOR >= 10 && PCRE2_MINOR >= 36) || PCRE2_MAJOR >= 11
 #define GIT_PCRE2_VERSION_10_36_OR_HIGHER
 #endif
+#if (PCRE2_MAJOR >= 10 && PCRE2_MINOR >= 34) || PCRE2_MAJOR >= 11
+#define GIT_PCRE2_VERSION_10_34_OR_HIGHER
+#endif
 #else
 typedef int pcre2_code;
 typedef int pcre2_match_data;