diff --git a/src/pcre2_compile.c b/src/pcre2_compile.c
index 4876038..2af6e02 100644
--- a/src/pcre2_compile.c
+++ b/src/pcre2_compile.c
@@ -6219,7 +6219,7 @@ for (;; ptr++)
       than one can replicate it as reqcu if necessary. If the subpattern has
       no firstcu, set "none" for the whole branch. In both cases, a zero
       repeat forces firstcu to "none". */
-
+      
       if (firstcuflags == REQ_UNSET && subfirstcuflags != REQ_UNSET)
         {
         if (subfirstcuflags >= 0)
@@ -6750,15 +6750,16 @@ for (;;)
       we have to abandon the firstcu for the regex, but if there was
       previously no reqcu, it takes on the value of the old firstcu. */
 
-      if (firstcuflags >= 0 &&
-         (firstcuflags != branchfirstcuflags ||
-          firstcu != branchfirstcu))
+      if (firstcuflags != branchfirstcuflags || firstcu != branchfirstcu)
         {
-        if (reqcuflags < 0)
+        if (firstcuflags >= 0)
           {
-          reqcu = firstcu;
-          reqcuflags = firstcuflags;
-          }
+          if (reqcuflags < 0)
+            {
+            reqcu = firstcu;
+            reqcuflags = firstcuflags;
+            }
+          }   
         firstcuflags = REQ_NONE;
         }
 
diff --git a/testdata/testinput1 b/testdata/testinput1
index dfed98f..2aea25d 100644
--- a/testdata/testinput1
+++ b/testdata/testinput1
@@ -5698,4 +5698,8 @@ name)/mark
     A8B
     A9B  
 
+/(|ab)*?d/
+   abd
+   xyd 
+
 # End of testinput1 
diff --git a/testdata/testinput2 b/testdata/testinput2
index 3522a16..4af89b2 100644
--- a/testdata/testinput2
+++ b/testdata/testinput2
@@ -3995,4 +3995,12 @@ a random value. /Ix
 
 /abcd/I,no_start_optimize
 
+/(|ab)*?d/I
+   abd
+   xyd 
+
+/(|ab)*?d/I,no_start_optimize
+   abd
+   xyd 
+
 # End of testinput2 
diff --git a/testdata/testoutput1 b/testdata/testoutput1
index 2059825..8240536 100644
--- a/testdata/testoutput1
+++ b/testdata/testoutput1
@@ -9396,4 +9396,11 @@ No match
     A9B  
  0: A9B
 
+/(|ab)*?d/
+   abd
+ 0: abd
+ 1: ab
+   xyd 
+ 0: d
+
 # End of testinput1 
diff --git a/testdata/testoutput2 b/testdata/testoutput2
index d1b74dc..e086358 100644
--- a/testdata/testoutput2
+++ b/testdata/testoutput2
@@ -13554,4 +13554,26 @@ Capturing subpattern count = 0
 Options: no_start_optimize
 Subject length lower bound = 0
 
+/(|ab)*?d/I
+Capturing subpattern count = 1
+Starting code units: a d 
+Last code unit = 'd'
+Subject length lower bound = 1
+   abd
+ 0: abd
+ 1: ab
+   xyd 
+ 0: d
+
+/(|ab)*?d/I,no_start_optimize
+Capturing subpattern count = 1
+Options: no_start_optimize
+Last code unit = 'd'
+Subject length lower bound = 0
+   abd
+ 0: abd
+ 1: ab
+   xyd 
+ 0: d
+
 # End of testinput2