diff --git a/src/pcre2/lpcre2.c b/src/pcre2/lpcre2.c
index 970a404..9acff39 100644
--- a/src/pcre2/lpcre2.c
+++ b/src/pcre2/lpcre2.c
@@ -60,12 +60,12 @@ static void checkarg_compile (lua_State *L, int pos, TArgComp *argC);
 #define ALG_PULL
 
 typedef struct {
-  pcre2_code * pr;
-  pcre2_match_data * match_data;
-  PCRE2_SIZE * ovector;
-  int ncapt;
-  const unsigned char * tables;
+  pcre2_code *pr;
   pcre2_compile_context *ccontext;
+  pcre2_match_data *match_data;
+  PCRE2_SIZE *ovector;
+  int ncapt;
+  const unsigned char *tables;
   int freed;
 } TPcre2;
 
@@ -372,6 +372,20 @@ static int Lpcre2_version (lua_State *L) {
   return 1;
 }
 
+//### TODO: document this method.
+//### TODO: write tests for this method.
+static int Lpcre2_jit_compile (lua_State *L) {
+  TPcre2 *ud = check_ud (L);
+  uint32_t options = (uint32_t) luaL_optint (L, 2, PCRE2_JIT_COMPLETE);
+  int errcode = pcre2_jit_compile (ud->pr, options);
+  if (errcode == 0) {
+    lua_pushboolean(L, 1);
+    return 1;
+  }
+  lua_pushboolean(L, 0);
+  return 1 + push_error_message(L, errcode);
+}
+
 #define SET_INFO_FIELD(L,ud,what,name,valtype) { \
   valtype val; \
   if (0 == pcre2_pattern_info (ud->pr, what, &val)) { \
@@ -426,6 +440,7 @@ static const luaL_Reg r_methods[] = {
   { "dfa_exec",    Lpcre2_dfa_exec },
   { "patterninfo", Lpcre2_pattern_info }, //### document name change: fullinfo -> patterninfo
   { "fullinfo",    Lpcre2_pattern_info }, //### compatibility name
+  { "jit_compile", Lpcre2_jit_compile },
   { "__gc",        Lpcre2_gc },
   { "__tostring",  Lpcre2_tostring },
   { NULL, NULL }
diff --git a/src/pcre2/lpcre2_f.c b/src/pcre2/lpcre2_f.c
index d721e30..d326c5c 100644
--- a/src/pcre2/lpcre2_f.c
+++ b/src/pcre2/lpcre2_f.c
@@ -180,16 +180,27 @@ static flag_pair pcre2_config_flags[] = {
 };
 
 int Lpcre2_config (lua_State *L) {
-  int val;
   flag_pair *fp;
   if (lua_istable (L, 1))
     lua_settop (L, 1);
   else
     lua_newtable (L);
   for (fp = pcre2_config_flags; fp->key; ++fp) {
-    if (0 == pcre2_config (fp->val, &val)) {
-      lua_pushinteger (L, val);
-      lua_setfield (L, -2, fp->key);
+    if (fp->val == PCRE2_CONFIG_JITTARGET) {
+#if PCRE2_CODE_UNIT_WIDTH == 8
+      char buf[64];
+      if (PCRE2_ERROR_BADOPTION != pcre2_config (fp->val, buf)) {
+        lua_pushstring (L, buf);
+        lua_setfield (L, -2, fp->key);
+      }
+#endif
+    }
+    else {
+      int val;
+      if (0 == pcre2_config (fp->val, &val)) {
+        lua_pushinteger (L, val);
+        lua_setfield (L, -2, fp->key);
+      }
     }
   }
   return 1;