diff --git a/grep.c b/grep.c
index beef5fe47e..47c75ab7fb 100644
--- a/grep.c
+++ b/grep.c
@@ -362,6 +362,7 @@ static void compile_pcre2_pattern(struct grep_pat *p, const struct grep_opt *opt
 	int jitret;
 	int patinforet;
 	size_t jitsizearg;
+	int literal = !opt->ignore_case && (p->fixed || p->is_fixed);
 
 	/*
 	 * Call pcre2_general_context_create() before calling any
@@ -382,8 +383,7 @@ static void compile_pcre2_pattern(struct grep_pat *p, const struct grep_opt *opt
 		}
 		options |= PCRE2_CASELESS;
 	}
-	if (!opt->ignore_locale && is_utf8_locale() && has_non_ascii(p->pattern) &&
-	    !(!opt->ignore_case && (p->fixed || p->is_fixed)))
+	if (!opt->ignore_locale && is_utf8_locale() && !literal)
 		options |= (PCRE2_UTF | PCRE2_MATCH_INVALID_UTF);
 
 #ifdef GIT_PCRE2_VERSION_10_36_OR_HIGHER
diff --git a/t/t7812-grep-icase-non-ascii.sh b/t/t7812-grep-icase-non-ascii.sh
index e5d1e4ea68..ca3f24f807 100755
--- a/t/t7812-grep-icase-non-ascii.sh
+++ b/t/t7812-grep-icase-non-ascii.sh
@@ -123,4 +123,10 @@ test_expect_success GETTEXT_LOCALE,LIBPCRE2,PCRE2_MATCH_INVALID_UTF 'PCRE v2: gr
 	test_cmp invalid-0xe5 actual
 '
 
+test_expect_success GETTEXT_LOCALE,LIBPCRE2 'PCRE v2: grep non-literal ASCII from UTF-8' '
+	git grep --perl-regexp -h -o -e ll. file >actual &&
+	echo "lló" >expected &&
+	test_cmp expected actual
+'
+
 test_done