diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
index cdbb47faead..0e282a1f12c 100644
--- a/SConstruct
+++ b/SConstruct
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ opts.Add(BoolVariable('builtin_mbedtls', "Use the built-in mbedTLS library", Tru
 opts.Add(BoolVariable('builtin_miniupnpc', "Use the built-in miniupnpc library", True))
 opts.Add(BoolVariable('builtin_opus', "Use the built-in Opus library", True))
 opts.Add(BoolVariable('builtin_pcre2', "Use the built-in PCRE2 library", True))
+opts.Add(BoolVariable('builtin_pcre2_with_jit', "Use JIT compiler for the built-in PCRE2 library", True))
 opts.Add(BoolVariable('builtin_recast', "Use the built-in Recast library", True))
 opts.Add(BoolVariable('builtin_squish', "Use the built-in squish library", True))
 opts.Add(BoolVariable('builtin_xatlas', "Use the built-in xatlas library", True))
diff --git a/modules/regex/SCsub b/modules/regex/SCsub
index 1be5af02a5f..6238cd3d9fc 100644
--- a/modules/regex/SCsub
+++ b/modules/regex/SCsub
@@ -6,12 +6,10 @@ Import('env_modules')
 env_regex = env_modules.Clone()
 
 if env['builtin_pcre2']:
-    jit_blacklist = ['javascript', 'uwp']
-
     thirdparty_dir = '#thirdparty/pcre2/src/'
     thirdparty_flags = ['PCRE2_STATIC', 'HAVE_CONFIG_H']
 
-    if 'platform' in env and env['platform'] not in jit_blacklist:
+    if env['builtin_pcre2_with_jit']:
         thirdparty_flags.append('SUPPORT_JIT')
 
     thirdparty_sources = [
diff --git a/platform/javascript/detect.py b/platform/javascript/detect.py
index a63fa900679..c05b765c5eb 100644
--- a/platform/javascript/detect.py
+++ b/platform/javascript/detect.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ def get_opts():
 def get_flags():
     return [
         ('tools', False),
+        ('builtin_pcre2_with_jit', False),
         # Disabling the mbedtls module reduces file size.
         # The module has little use due to the limited networking functionality
         # in this platform. For the available networking methods, the browser
diff --git a/platform/uwp/detect.py b/platform/uwp/detect.py
index 7da93eafaee..000bd18e7da 100644
--- a/platform/uwp/detect.py
+++ b/platform/uwp/detect.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ def get_flags():
     return [
         ('tools', False),
         ('xaudio2', True),
+        ('builtin_pcre2_with_jit', False),
     ]