diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index e8809c8..966fb19 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -266,6 +266,8 @@ dynamically to avoid the possibility of integer overflow.
 77. Implement pcre2_set_max_pattern_length() so that programs can restrict the
 size of patterns that they are prepared to handle.
 
+78. (*NO_AUTO_POSSESS) was not working.
+
 
 Version 10.20 30-June-2015
 --------------------------
diff --git a/src/pcre2_compile.c b/src/pcre2_compile.c
index 8b6ac6c..c6e78e2 100644
--- a/src/pcre2_compile.c
+++ b/src/pcre2_compile.c
@@ -8599,7 +8599,7 @@ compiler gives a warning about loss of "const" attribute if the cast
 if (errorcode == 0)
   {
   if (re->top_backref > re->top_bracket) errorcode = ERR15;
-  else if ((options & PCRE2_NO_AUTO_POSSESS) == 0)
+  else if ((re->overall_options & PCRE2_NO_AUTO_POSSESS) == 0)
     {
     PCRE2_UCHAR *temp = (PCRE2_UCHAR *)codestart;
     if (PRIV(auto_possessify)(temp, utf, &cb) != 0) errorcode = ERR80;
diff --git a/testdata/testinput15 b/testdata/testinput15
index 7d72ce6..4ea9ffd 100644
--- a/testdata/testinput15
+++ b/testdata/testinput15
@@ -151,5 +151,13 @@
 
 /[^\xff]((?1))/BI
     abcd
+    
+# These tests don't behave the same with JIT 
+
+/\w+(?C1)/BI,no_auto_possess
+    abc\=callout_fail=1
+
+/(*NO_AUTO_POSSESS)\w+(?C1)/BI
+    abc\=callout_fail=1
 
 # End of testinput15
diff --git a/testdata/testoutput15 b/testdata/testoutput15
index 3428de0..0dad75a 100644
--- a/testdata/testoutput15
+++ b/testdata/testoutput15
@@ -330,5 +330,54 @@ Capturing subpattern count = 1
 Subject length lower bound = 1
     abcd
 Failed: error -52: nested recursion at the same subject position
+    
+# These tests don't behave the same with JIT 
+
+/\w+(?C1)/BI,no_auto_possess
+------------------------------------------------------------------
+        Bra
+        \w+
+        Callout 1 8 0
+        Ket
+        End
+------------------------------------------------------------------
+Capturing subpattern count = 0
+Options: no_auto_possess
+Starting code units: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P 
+  Q R S T U V W X Y Z _ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z 
+Subject length lower bound = 1
+    abc\=callout_fail=1
+--->abc
+  1 ^  ^    
+  1 ^ ^     
+  1 ^^      
+  1  ^ ^    
+  1  ^^     
+  1   ^^    
+No match
+
+/(*NO_AUTO_POSSESS)\w+(?C1)/BI
+------------------------------------------------------------------
+        Bra
+        \w+
+        Callout 1 26 0
+        Ket
+        End
+------------------------------------------------------------------
+Capturing subpattern count = 0
+Compile options: <none>
+Overall options: no_auto_possess
+Starting code units: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P 
+  Q R S T U V W X Y Z _ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z 
+Subject length lower bound = 1
+    abc\=callout_fail=1
+--->abc
+  1 ^  ^    
+  1 ^ ^     
+  1 ^^      
+  1  ^ ^    
+  1  ^^     
+  1   ^^    
+No match
 
 # End of testinput15
diff --git a/testdata/testoutput2 b/testdata/testoutput2
index d747e06..113c725 100644
--- a/testdata/testoutput2
+++ b/testdata/testoutput2
@@ -8830,7 +8830,7 @@ No match
 /(*NO_AUTO_POSSESS)a+b/B
 ------------------------------------------------------------------
         Bra
-        a++
+        a+
         b
         Ket
         End