diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 0891adf..f71c1ea 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 Change Log for PCRE2
 --------------------
 
+Version 10.38
+-------------
+
+1. Restore single character repetition optimization in JIT.
+Currently fewer character repetitions are optimized than in 10.34.
+
+
 Version 10.37-RC1 04-January-2021
 ---------------------------------
 
diff --git a/src/pcre2_jit_compile.c b/src/pcre2_jit_compile.c
index 1977d28..3281464 100644
--- a/src/pcre2_jit_compile.c
+++ b/src/pcre2_jit_compile.c
@@ -1226,7 +1226,7 @@ while (cc < ccend)
 return TRUE;
 }
 
-#define EARLY_FAIL_ENHANCE_MAX (1 + 1)
+#define EARLY_FAIL_ENHANCE_MAX (1 + 3)
 
 /*
 start: