diff --git a/common/wscript b/common/wscript
index cc2ab567..4302b1e2 100644
--- a/common/wscript
+++ b/common/wscript
@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@ def configure(conf):
     conf.env['BUILD_ADAPTER'] = conf.is_defined('HAVE_SAMPLERATE')
 
     if conf.env['IS_WINDOWS']:
-        conf.check_cc(function_name='regcomp', header_name='regex.h', lib='regex', uselib_store="REGEX", define_name='HAVE_REGEX_H')
+        try:
+            conf.check_cc(function_name='regcomp', header_name='regex.h', lib='regex', uselib_store="REGEX", define_name='HAVE_REGEX_H')
+        except:
+            conf.check_cc(function_name='regcomp', header_name='regex.h', lib='tre', uselib_store="REGEX", define_name='HAVE_REGEX_H')
         conf.check_cc(function_name='htons', header_name='winsock2.h', lib='ws2_32', uselib_store="WS2_32", define_name='HAVE_WINSOCK2_H')
         conf.check_cc(function_name='timeGetDevCaps', header_name=['windows.h', 'mmsystem.h'], lib='winmm', uselib_store="WINMM", define_name='HAVE_MMSYSTEM_H')
         conf.check_cc(function_name='EnumProcesses', header_name=['windows.h', 'psapi.h'], lib='psapi', uselib_store="PSAPI", define_name='HAVE_PSAPI_H')