diff --git a/cmake/PCRE2.cmake b/cmake/PCRE2.cmake
index 6e6bb5c68..a35be8b87 100644
--- a/cmake/PCRE2.cmake
+++ b/cmake/PCRE2.cmake
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ else()
     pcre2
     GIT_REPOSITORY ${PCRE2_REPO}
     GIT_TAG "pcre2-10.36"
+    GIT_SHALLOW ON
     GIT_PROGRESS TRUE
   )
   # Don't try FetchContent_MakeAvailable, there's no way to add EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL