diff --git a/pcre-8.37-Fix-compile-bug-for-classes-like-W-p-Any.patch b/pcre-8.37-Fix-compile-bug-for-classes-like-W-p-Any.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b30e055
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pcre-8.37-Fix-compile-bug-for-classes-like-W-p-Any.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+From 7b67e393f64afd69c48e585d3e4291d7d1b3a0f5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: ph10 <ph10@2f5784b3-3f2a-0410-8824-cb99058d5e15>
+Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2015 16:11:18 +0000
+Subject: [PATCH] Fix compile bug for classes like [\W\p{Any}].
+MIME-Version: 1.0
+Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
+Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
+
+git-svn-id: svn://vcs.exim.org/pcre/code/trunk@1601 2f5784b3-3f2a-0410-8824-cb99058d5e15
+Signed-off-by: Petr Písař <ppisar@redhat.com>
+
+Petr Pisar: Ported to 8.37.
+---
+ pcre_compile.c       |  5 +++--
+ testdata/testinput5  |  9 +++++++++
+ testdata/testoutput5 | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+ 4 files changed, 42 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/pcre_compile.c b/pcre_compile.c
+index 191330a..f8ce576 100644
+--- a/pcre_compile.c
++++ b/pcre_compile.c
+@@ -5512,9 +5512,10 @@ for (;; ptr++)
+     actual compiled code. */
+ 
+ #ifdef SUPPORT_UTF
+-    if (xclass && (!should_flip_negation || (options & PCRE_UCP) != 0))
++    if (xclass && (xclass_has_prop || !should_flip_negation || 
++        (options & PCRE_UCP) != 0))
+ #elif !defined COMPILE_PCRE8
+-    if (xclass && !should_flip_negation)
++    if (xclass && (xclass_has_prop || !should_flip_negation))
+ #endif
+ #if defined SUPPORT_UTF || !defined COMPILE_PCRE8
+       {
+diff --git a/testdata/testinput5 b/testdata/testinput5
+index 28561a9..c825ca2 100644
+--- a/testdata/testinput5
++++ b/testdata/testinput5
+@@ -798,4 +798,13 @@
+ /(?<=\K\x{17f})/8G+
+     \x{17f}\x{17f}\x{17f}\x{17f}\x{17f}
+ 
++/[\W\p{Any}]/BZ
++    abc
++    123 
++
++/[\W\pL]/BZ
++    abc
++    ** Failers 
++    123     
++
+ /-- End of testinput5 --/
+diff --git a/testdata/testoutput5 b/testdata/testoutput5
+index bab989c..42e5e16 100644
+--- a/testdata/testoutput5
++++ b/testdata/testoutput5
+@@ -1942,4 +1942,30 @@ Need char = 'z'
+  0: \x{17f}
+  0+ 
+ 
++/[\W\p{Any}]/BZ
++------------------------------------------------------------------
++        Bra
++        [\x00-/:-@[-^`{-\xff\p{Any}]
++        Ket
++        End
++------------------------------------------------------------------
++    abc
++ 0: a
++    123 
++ 0: 1
++
++/[\W\pL]/BZ
++------------------------------------------------------------------
++        Bra
++        [\x00-/:-@[-^`{-\xff\p{L}]
++        Ket
++        End
++------------------------------------------------------------------
++    abc
++ 0: a
++    ** Failers 
++ 0: *
++    123     
++No match
++
+ /-- End of testinput5 --/
+-- 
+2.4.3
+
diff --git a/pcre.spec b/pcre.spec
index 2a143d3..1810dac 100644
--- a/pcre.spec
+++ b/pcre.spec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #%%global rcversion RC1
 Name: pcre
 Version: 8.37
-Release: %{?rcversion:0.}4%{?rcversion:.%rcversion}%{?dist}
+Release: %{?rcversion:0.}5%{?rcversion:.%rcversion}%{?dist}
 %global myversion %{version}%{?rcversion:-%rcversion}
 Summary: Perl-compatible regular expression library
 Group: System Environment/Libraries
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ Patch6: pcre-8.37-Fix-buffer-overflow-for-named-references-in-situatio.patch
 # <https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1672>, bug #1256452,
 # in upstream after 8.37
 Patch7: pcre-8.37-Hack-in-yet-other-patch-for-a-bug-in-size-computatio.patch
+# Fix compiling classes with a negative escape and a property escape,
+# upstream bug #1697, fixed in upstream after 8.37.
+Patch8: pcre-8.37-Fix-compile-bug-for-classes-like-W-p-Any.patch
 BuildRequires: readline-devel
 # New libtool to get rid of rpath
 BuildRequires: autoconf, automake, libtool
@@ -96,6 +99,7 @@ Utilities demonstrating PCRE capabilities like pcregrep or pcretest.
 %patch5 -p1
 %patch6 -p1
 %patch7 -p1
+%patch8 -p1
 # Because of rpath patch
 libtoolize --copy --force && autoreconf -vif
 # One contributor's name is non-UTF-8
@@ -166,6 +170,10 @@ make %{?_smp_mflags} check VERBOSE=yes
 %{_mandir}/man1/pcretest.*
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Oct 12 2015 Petr Pisar <ppisar@redhat.com> - 8.37-5
+- Fix compiling classes with a negative escape and a property escape
+  (upstream bug #1697)
+
 * Tue Aug 25 2015 Petr Pisar <ppisar@redhat.com> - 8.37-4
 - Fix a heap overflow when compiling certain expression with named references
   (bug #1256452)