diff --git a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/expressions/regexpExpressions.scala b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/expressions/regexpExpressions.scala
index c9ddc70bf5bc6..9660dbd6baba4 100644
--- a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/expressions/regexpExpressions.scala
+++ b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/expressions/regexpExpressions.scala
@@ -41,9 +41,10 @@ trait StringRegexExpression extends Expression
 
   override def dataType: DataType = BooleanType
 
-  // try cache the pattern for Literal
+  // try cache foldable pattern
   private lazy val cache: Pattern = pattern match {
-    case Literal(value: String, StringType) => compile(value)
+    case p: Expression if p.foldable =>
+      compile(p.eval().asInstanceOf[UTF8String].toString)
     case _ => null
   }