diff --git a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_rewrite_module.c b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_rewrite_module.c
index 7192d35..a848443 100644
--- a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_rewrite_module.c
+++ b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_rewrite_module.c
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 typedef struct {
     ngx_array_t  *codes;        /* uintptr_t */
 
-    ngx_uint_t    captures;
     ngx_uint_t    stack_size;
 
     ngx_flag_t    log;
@@ -157,16 +156,6 @@
         return NGX_HTTP_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR;
     }
 
-    if (rlcf->captures) {
-        e->captures = ngx_palloc(r->pool, rlcf->captures * sizeof(int));
-        if (e->captures == NULL) {
-            return NGX_HTTP_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR;
-        }
-
-    } else {
-        e->captures = NULL;
-    }
-
     e->ip = rlcf->codes->elts;
     e->request = r;
     e->quote = 1;
@@ -436,10 +425,6 @@
 
     if (regex->ncaptures) {
         regex->ncaptures = (regex->ncaptures + 1) * 3;
-
-        if (lcf->captures < regex->ncaptures) {
-            lcf->captures = regex->ncaptures;
-        }
     }
 
     regex_end = ngx_http_script_add_code(lcf->codes,
@@ -618,11 +603,6 @@
     }
 
 
-    if (lcf->captures < nlcf->captures) {
-        lcf->captures = nlcf->captures;
-    }
-
-
     if (elts != lcf->codes->elts) {
         if_code = (ngx_http_script_if_code_t *)
                    ((u_char *) if_code + ((u_char *) lcf->codes->elts - elts));
@@ -777,10 +757,6 @@
 
             if (n) {
                 regex->ncaptures = (n + 1) * 3;
-
-                if (lcf->captures < regex->ncaptures) {
-                    lcf->captures = regex->ncaptures;
-                }
             }
 
             return NGX_CONF_OK;
diff --git a/src/http/ngx_http_request.h b/src/http/ngx_http_request.h
index 7f89bc1..403a4fc 100644
--- a/src/http/ngx_http_request.h
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_request.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 #define NGX_HTTP_MAX_URI_CHANGES           10
 #define NGX_HTTP_MAX_SUBREQUESTS           50
+#define NGX_HTTP_MAX_CAPTURES              9
 
 /* must be 2^n */
 #define NGX_HTTP_LC_HEADER_LEN             32
@@ -390,6 +391,12 @@
 
     ngx_http_variable_value_t        *variables;
 
+#if (NGX_PCRE)
+    ngx_uint_t                        ncaptures;
+    int                              *captures;
+    u_char                           *captures_data;
+#endif
+
     size_t                            limit_rate;
 
     /* used to learn the Apache compatible response length without a header */
diff --git a/src/http/ngx_http_script.c b/src/http/ngx_http_script.c
index 3afa604..52ec269 100644
--- a/src/http/ngx_http_script.c
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_script.c
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@
     ngx_uint_t                            i, n, bracket;
     ngx_http_script_var_code_t           *var_code;
     ngx_http_script_copy_code_t          *copy;
+#if (NGX_PCRE)
     ngx_http_script_copy_capture_code_t  *copy_capture;
+#endif
 
     if (sc->flushes && *sc->flushes == NULL) {
         n = sc->variables ? sc->variables : 1;
@@ -89,6 +91,10 @@
                 goto invalid_variable;
             }
 
+#if (NGX_PCRE)
+
+            /* NGX_HTTP_MAX_CAPTURES is 9 */
+
             if (sc->source->data[i] >= '1' && sc->source->data[i] <= '9') {
 
                 n = sc->source->data[i] - '0';
@@ -130,6 +136,8 @@
                 continue;
             }
 
+#endif
+
             if (sc->source->data[i] == '{') {
                 bracket = 1;
 
@@ -519,65 +527,6 @@
 
 
 size_t
-ngx_http_script_copy_capture_len_code(ngx_http_script_engine_t *e)
-{
-    ngx_http_script_copy_capture_code_t  *code;
-
-    code = (ngx_http_script_copy_capture_code_t *) e->ip;
-
-    e->ip += sizeof(ngx_http_script_copy_capture_code_t);
-
-    if (code->n < e->ncaptures) {
-        if ((e->is_args || e->quote)
-            && (e->request->quoted_uri || e->request->plus_in_uri))
-        {
-            return e->captures[code->n + 1] - e->captures[code->n]
-                   + 2 * ngx_escape_uri(NULL,
-                                &e->line.data[e->captures[code->n]],
-                                e->captures[code->n + 1] - e->captures[code->n],
-                                NGX_ESCAPE_ARGS);
-        } else {
-            return e->captures[code->n + 1] - e->captures[code->n];
-        }
-    }
-
-    return 0;
-}
-
-
-void
-ngx_http_script_copy_capture_code(ngx_http_script_engine_t *e)
-{
-    u_char                               *p;
-    ngx_http_script_copy_capture_code_t  *code;
-
-    code = (ngx_http_script_copy_capture_code_t *) e->ip;
-
-    e->ip += sizeof(ngx_http_script_copy_capture_code_t);
-
-    p = e->pos;
-
-    if (code->n < e->ncaptures) {
-        if ((e->is_args || e->quote)
-            && (e->request->quoted_uri || e->request->plus_in_uri))
-        {
-            e->pos = (u_char *) ngx_escape_uri(p,
-                                &e->line.data[e->captures[code->n]],
-                                e->captures[code->n + 1] - e->captures[code->n],
-                                NGX_ESCAPE_ARGS);
-        } else {
-            e->pos = ngx_copy(p,
-                              &e->line.data[e->captures[code->n]],
-                              e->captures[code->n + 1] - e->captures[code->n]);
-        }
-    }
-
-    ngx_log_debug2(NGX_LOG_DEBUG_HTTP, e->request->connection->log, 0,
-                   "http script capture: \"%*s\"", e->pos - p, p);
-}
-
-
-size_t
 ngx_http_script_mark_args_code(ngx_http_script_engine_t *e)
 {
     e->is_args = 1;
@@ -599,7 +548,6 @@
 }
 
 
-
 #if (NGX_PCRE)
 
 void
@@ -628,7 +576,18 @@
         e->line.data = e->sp->data;
     }
 
-    rc = ngx_regex_exec(code->regex, &e->line, e->captures, code->ncaptures);
+    if (code->ncaptures && r->captures == NULL) {
+
+        r->captures = ngx_palloc(r->pool,
+                                 (NGX_HTTP_MAX_CAPTURES + 1) * 3 * sizeof(int));
+        if (r->captures == NULL) {
+            e->ip = ngx_http_script_exit;
+            e->status = NGX_HTTP_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR;
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+
+    rc = ngx_regex_exec(code->regex, &e->line, r->captures, code->ncaptures);
 
     if (rc == NGX_REGEX_NO_MATCHED) {
         if (e->log || (r->connection->log->log_level & NGX_LOG_DEBUG_HTTP)) {
@@ -637,7 +596,7 @@
                           &code->name, &e->line);
         }
 
-        e->ncaptures = 0;
+        r->ncaptures = 0;
 
         if (code->test) {
             if (code->negative_test) {
@@ -674,7 +633,8 @@
                       "\"%V\" matches \"%V\"", &code->name, &e->line);
     }
 
-    e->ncaptures = code->ncaptures;
+    r->ncaptures = code->ncaptures;
+    r->captures_data = e->line.data;
 
     if (code->test) {
         if (code->negative_test) {
@@ -725,7 +685,7 @@
         }
 
         for (n = 1; n < (ngx_uint_t) rc; n++) {
-            e->buf.len += e->captures[2 * n + 1] - e->captures[2 * n];
+            e->buf.len += r->captures[2 * n + 1] - r->captures[2 * n];
         }
 
     } else {
@@ -734,8 +694,6 @@
         le.ip = code->lengths->elts;
         le.line = e->line;
         le.request = r;
-        le.captures = e->captures;
-        le.ncaptures = e->ncaptures;
         le.quote = code->redirect;
 
         len = 0;
@@ -874,6 +832,84 @@
     e->ip += sizeof(ngx_http_script_regex_end_code_t);
 }
 
+
+size_t
+ngx_http_script_copy_capture_len_code(ngx_http_script_engine_t *e)
+{
+    int                                  *cap;
+    u_char                               *p;
+    ngx_uint_t                            n;
+    ngx_http_request_t                   *r;
+    ngx_http_script_copy_capture_code_t  *code;
+
+    r = e->request;
+
+    code = (ngx_http_script_copy_capture_code_t *) e->ip;
+
+    e->ip += sizeof(ngx_http_script_copy_capture_code_t);
+
+    n = code->n;
+
+    if (n < r->ncaptures) {
+
+        cap = r->captures;
+
+        if ((e->is_args || e->quote)
+            && (e->request->quoted_uri || e->request->plus_in_uri))
+        {
+            p = r->captures_data;
+
+            return cap[n + 1] - cap[n]
+                   + 2 * ngx_escape_uri(NULL, &p[cap[n]], cap[n + 1] - cap[n],
+                                        NGX_ESCAPE_ARGS);
+        } else {
+            return cap[n + 1] - cap[n];
+        }
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+
+void
+ngx_http_script_copy_capture_code(ngx_http_script_engine_t *e)
+{
+    int                                  *cap;
+    u_char                               *p, *pos;
+    ngx_uint_t                            n;
+    ngx_http_request_t                   *r;
+    ngx_http_script_copy_capture_code_t  *code;
+
+    r = e->request;
+
+    code = (ngx_http_script_copy_capture_code_t *) e->ip;
+
+    e->ip += sizeof(ngx_http_script_copy_capture_code_t);
+
+    n = code->n;
+
+    pos = e->pos;
+
+    if (n < r->ncaptures) {
+
+        cap = r->captures;
+        p = r->captures_data;
+
+        if ((e->is_args || e->quote)
+            && (e->request->quoted_uri || e->request->plus_in_uri))
+        {
+            e->pos = (u_char *) ngx_escape_uri(pos, &p[cap[n]],
+                                               cap[n + 1] - cap[n],
+                                               NGX_ESCAPE_ARGS);
+        } else {
+            e->pos = ngx_copy(pos, &p[cap[n]], cap[n + 1] - cap[n]);
+        }
+    }
+
+    ngx_log_debug2(NGX_LOG_DEBUG_HTTP, e->request->connection->log, 0,
+                   "http script capture: \"%*s\"", e->pos - pos, pos);
+}
+
 #endif
 
 
@@ -1133,8 +1169,6 @@
     le.ip = code->lengths->elts;
     le.line = e->line;
     le.request = e->request;
-    le.captures = e->captures;
-    le.ncaptures = e->ncaptures;
     le.quote = e->quote;
 
     for (len = 0; *(uintptr_t *) le.ip; len += lcode(&le)) {
diff --git a/src/http/ngx_http_script.h b/src/http/ngx_http_script.h
index 37c8951..c55526c 100644
--- a/src/http/ngx_http_script.h
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_script.h
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@
     unsigned                    is_args:1;
     unsigned                    log:1;
 
-    int                        *captures;
-    ngx_uint_t                  ncaptures;
-
     ngx_int_t                   status;
     ngx_http_request_t         *request;
 } ngx_http_script_engine_t;