diff --git a/grep.c b/grep.c
index d0bf37858a..b197ad960c 100644
--- a/grep.c
+++ b/grep.c
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ static void compile_pcre2_pattern(struct grep_pat *p, const struct grep_opt *opt
 		if (!p->pcre2_jit_stack)
 			die("Couldn't allocate PCRE2 JIT stack");
 		p->pcre2_match_context = pcre2_match_context_create(NULL);
-		if (!p->pcre2_jit_stack)
+		if (!p->pcre2_match_context)
 			die("Couldn't allocate PCRE2 match context");
 		pcre2_jit_stack_assign(p->pcre2_match_context, NULL, p->pcre2_jit_stack);
 	} else if (p->pcre2_jit_on != 0) {