1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/grep.c b/grep.c
index fe847a0111..5badb6d851 100644
--- a/grep.c
+++ b/grep.c
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ static void compile_pcre2_pattern(struct grep_pat *p, const struct grep_opt *opt
 		}
 		options |= PCRE2_CASELESS;
 	}
-	if (!opt->ignore_locale && is_utf8_locale() && has_non_ascii(p->pattern) &&
+	if (!opt->ignore_locale && is_utf8_locale() &&
 	    !(!opt->ignore_case && (p->fixed || p->is_fixed)))
 		options |= (PCRE2_UTF | PCRE2_MATCH_INVALID_UTF);