diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 99e423caf7..45904ad798 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -300,62 +300,50 @@ AC_INIT(configure.in)
    fi
 
     #enable support for PCRE-jit available since pcre-8.20
-    AC_ARG_ENABLE(pcre-jit,
-           AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-pcre-jit], [Enable experimental support for PCRE-jit]),,[enable_pcre_jit=no])
-    AS_IF([test "x$enable_pcre_jit" = "xyes"], [
-        AC_MSG_CHECKING(for PCRE JIT support)
-        AC_TRY_COMPILE([ #include <pcre.h> ],
-            [
-            int jit = 0;
-            pcre_config(PCRE_CONFIG_JIT, &jit);
-            ],
-            [ pcre_jit_available=yes ], [:]
-            )
-
-        if test "x$pcre_jit_available" = "xyes"; then
-            AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-            AC_DEFINE([PCRE_HAVE_JIT], [1], [Pcre with JIT compiler support enabled])
-
-            AC_MSG_CHECKING(for PCRE JIT support usability)
-            AC_TRY_COMPILE([ #include <pcre.h> ],
-                [
-                const char* regexstr = "(a|b|c|d)";
-                pcre *re;
-                const char *error;
-                pcre_extra *extra;
-                int err_offset;
-                re = pcre_compile(regexstr,0, &error, &err_offset,NULL);
-                extra = pcre_study(re, PCRE_STUDY_JIT_COMPILE, &error);
-                if (extra == NULL)
-                    exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-                int jit = 0;
-                int ret = pcre_fullinfo(re, extra, PCRE_INFO_JIT, &jit);
-                if (ret != 0 || jit != 1)
-                    exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-                exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
-                ],
-                [ pcre_jit_works=yes ], [:]
-            )
-            if test "x$pcre_jit_works" != "xyes"; then
-                AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
-                echo
-                echo "   PCRE JIT support detection worked but testing it failed"
-                echo "   something odd is going on, please file a bug report."
-                echo
-                exit 1
-            else
-                AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-            fi
-        else
-            AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
-            echo
-            echo "   Error! --enable-pcre-jit set but PCRE_CONFIG_JIT not found"
-            echo "   Make sure your PCRE supports JIT. Version 8.20+ with"
-            echo "   --enable-jit passed to it's configure script."
-            echo
-            exit 1
-        fi
-    ])
+    AC_MSG_CHECKING(for PCRE JIT support)
+    AC_TRY_COMPILE([ #include <pcre.h> ],
+        [
+        int jit = 0;
+        pcre_config(PCRE_CONFIG_JIT, &jit);
+        ],
+        [ pcre_jit_available=yes ], [ pcre_jit_available=no ]
+        )
+
+    if test "x$pcre_jit_available" = "xyes"; then
+       AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+       AC_DEFINE([PCRE_HAVE_JIT], [1], [Pcre with JIT compiler support enabled])
+
+       AC_MSG_CHECKING(for PCRE JIT support usability)
+       AC_TRY_COMPILE([ #include <pcre.h> ],
+           [
+           const char* regexstr = "(a|b|c|d)";
+           pcre *re;
+           const char *error;
+           pcre_extra *extra;
+           int err_offset;
+           re = pcre_compile(regexstr,0, &error, &err_offset,NULL);
+           extra = pcre_study(re, PCRE_STUDY_JIT_COMPILE, &error);
+           if (extra == NULL)
+               exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+           int jit = 0;
+           int ret = pcre_fullinfo(re, extra, PCRE_INFO_JIT, &jit);
+           if (ret != 0 || jit != 1)
+               exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+           exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
+           ],
+           [ pcre_jit_works=yes ], [:]
+       )
+       if test "x$pcre_jit_works" != "xyes"; then
+           AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+           echo
+           echo "   PCRE JIT support detection worked but testing it failed"
+           echo "   something odd is going on, please file a bug report."
+           echo
+           exit 1
+       else
+           AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+       fi
+    fi
 
 #libyaml
     AC_ARG_WITH(libyaml_includes,
@@ -1086,5 +1074,5 @@ Suricata Configuration:
   GCC Profile enabled:      ${enable_gccprofile}
   Old barnyard2 support:    ${enable_old_barnyard2}
   Non-bundled htp:          ${enable_non_bundled_htp}
-  PCRE jit:                 ${enable_pcre_jit}
+  PCRE jit:                 ${pcre_jit_available}
 "