diff --git a/src/pcre2_jit_compile.c b/src/pcre2_jit_compile.c
index d0e178fe8..6af538fb4 100644
--- a/src/pcre2_jit_compile.c
+++ b/src/pcre2_jit_compile.c
@@ -11314,7 +11314,7 @@ if (bra == OP_BRAMINZERO)
   /* Continue to the normal backtrack. */
   }
 
-if ((ket != OP_KET && bra != OP_BRAMINZERO) || bra == OP_BRAZERO)
+if ((ket != OP_KET && bra != OP_BRAMINZERO) || bra == OP_BRAZERO || (has_alternatives && repeat_type != OP_EXACT))
   count_match(common);
 
 cc += 1 + LINK_SIZE;
diff --git a/src/pcre2_jit_test.c b/src/pcre2_jit_test.c
index f3f6ff760..f051bd29a 100644
--- a/src/pcre2_jit_test.c
+++ b/src/pcre2_jit_test.c
@@ -276,6 +276,7 @@ static struct regression_test_case regression_test_cases[] = {
 	{ CM, A, 0, 0, "a1277|a1377|bX487", "bx487" },
 	{ CM, A, 0, 0, "a1277|a1377|bx487", "bX487" },
 	{ 0, A, 0, 0, "(a|)b*+a", "a" },
+	{ 0, A, 0, 0 | F_NOMATCH, "(.|.|.|.|.)(|.|.|.|.)(.||.|.|.)(.|.||.|.)(.|.|.||.)(.|.|.|.|)(A|.|.|.|.)(.|A|.|.|.)(.|.|A|.|.)(.|.|.|A|.)(.|.|.|.|A)(B|.|.|.|.)(.|B|.|.|.)(.|.|B|.|.)(.|.|.|B|.)(.|.|.|.|B)xa", "1234567890123456ax" },
 
 	/* Greedy and non-greedy ? operators. */
 	{ MU, A, 0, 0, "(?:a)?a", "laab" },