diff --git a/qga/installer/qemu-ga.wxs b/qga/installer/qemu-ga.wxs
index e344c38e74..51340f7ecc 100644
--- a/qga/installer/qemu-ga.wxs
+++ b/qga/installer/qemu-ga.wxs
@@ -101,9 +101,15 @@
           <Component Id="libwinpthread" Guid="{6C117C78-0F47-4B07-8F34-6BEE11643829}">
             <File Id="libwinpthread_1.dll" Name="libwinpthread-1.dll" Source="$(var.BIN_DIR)/libwinpthread-1.dll" KeyPath="yes" DiskId="1"/>
           </Component>
-          <Component Id="libpcre" Guid="{7A86B45E-A009-489A-A849-CE3BACF03CD0}">
-            <File Id="libpcre_1.dll" Name="libpcre-1.dll" Source="$(var.BIN_DIR)/libpcre-1.dll" KeyPath="yes" DiskId="1"/>
-          </Component>
+          <?if $(var.LIBPCRE) = "libpcre1"?>
+            <Component Id="libpcre" Guid="{7A86B45E-A009-489A-A849-CE3BACF03CD0}">
+              <File Id="libpcre_1.dll" Name="libpcre-1.dll" Source="$(var.BIN_DIR)/libpcre-1.dll" KeyPath="yes" DiskId="1"/>
+            </Component>
+          <?else?>
+            <Component Id="libpcre" Guid="{F92A3804-B59C-419D-8F29-99A30352C156}">
+              <File Id="libpcre2_8_0.dll" Name="libpcre2-8-0.dll" Source="$(var.BIN_DIR)/libpcre2-8-0.dll" KeyPath="yes" DiskId="1"/>
+            </Component>
+          <?endif?>
           <Component Id="registry_entries" Guid="{D075D109-51CA-11E3-9F8B-000C29858960}">
             <RegistryKey Root="HKLM"
                          Key="Software\$(var.QEMU_GA_MANUFACTURER)\$(var.QEMU_GA_DISTRO)\Tools\QemuGA">
diff --git a/qga/meson.build b/qga/meson.build
index 1ff159edc1..ad17dc7dca 100644
--- a/qga/meson.build
+++ b/qga/meson.build
@@ -140,6 +140,11 @@ if targetos == 'windows'
       qemu_ga_msi_vss = ['-D', 'InstallVss']
       deps += qga_vss
     endif
+    if glib.version() < '2.73.2'
+      libpcre = 'libpcre1'
+    else
+      libpcre = 'libpcre2'
+    endif
     qga_msi = custom_target('QGA MSI',
                             input: files('installer/qemu-ga.wxs'),
                             output: 'qemu-ga-@0@.msi'.format(host_arch),
@@ -153,6 +158,7 @@ if targetos == 'windows'
                               '-D', 'QEMU_GA_VERSION=' + config_host['QEMU_GA_VERSION'],
                               '-D', 'QEMU_GA_MANUFACTURER=' + config_host['QEMU_GA_MANUFACTURER'],
                               '-D', 'QEMU_GA_DISTRO=' + config_host['QEMU_GA_DISTRO'],
+                              '-D', 'LIBPCRE=' + libpcre,
                             ])
     all_qga += [qga_msi]
     alias_target('msi', qga_msi)