diff --git a/extras/Projucer/Source/ProjectSaving/jucer_ProjectExport_Make.h b/extras/Projucer/Source/ProjectSaving/jucer_ProjectExport_Make.h
index c23a43a49d..2091036ab3 100644
--- a/extras/Projucer/Source/ProjectSaving/jucer_ProjectExport_Make.h
+++ b/extras/Projucer/Source/ProjectSaving/jucer_ProjectExport_Make.h
@@ -624,33 +624,56 @@ private:
         return result;
     }
 
-    StringArray getExtraPkgConfigPackages() const
+    std::vector<PackageDependency> getExtraPkgConfigPackages() const
     {
         auto packages = StringArray::fromTokens (extraPkgConfigValue.get().toString(), " ", "\"'");
         packages.removeEmptyStrings();
 
-        return packages;
+        return makePackageDependencies (packages);
     }
 
-    StringArray getCompilePackages() const
+    std::vector<PackageDependency> getCompilePackages() const
     {
         auto packages = getLinuxPackages (PackageDependencyType::compile);
-        packages.addArray (getExtraPkgConfigPackages());
+        const auto extra = getExtraPkgConfigPackages();
+        packages.insert (packages.end(), extra.begin(), extra.end());
 
         return packages;
     }
 
-    StringArray getLinkPackages() const
+    std::vector<PackageDependency> getLinkPackages() const
     {
         auto packages = getLinuxPackages (PackageDependencyType::link);
-        packages.addArray (getExtraPkgConfigPackages());
+        const auto extra = getExtraPkgConfigPackages();
+        packages.insert (packages.end(), extra.begin(), extra.end());
+
+        return packages;
+    }
+
+    static StringArray getPackagesCommand (const std::vector<PackageDependency>& dependencies)
+    {
+        StringArray packages;
+
+        for (const auto& d : dependencies)
+        {
+            if (d.fallback.has_value())
+            {
+                packages.add (String { "$(shell ($(PKG_CONFIG) --exists %VALUE% && echo %VALUE%) || echo %OR_ELSE%)" }
+                                  .replace ("%VALUE%", d.dependency)
+                                  .replace ("%OR_ELSE%", *d.fallback));
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                packages.add (d.dependency);
+            }
+        }
 
         return packages;
     }
 
     String getPreprocessorPkgConfigFlags() const
     {
-        auto compilePackages = getCompilePackages();
+        auto compilePackages = getPackagesCommand (getCompilePackages());
 
         if (compilePackages.size() > 0)
             return "$(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --cflags " + compilePackages.joinIntoString (" ") + ")";
@@ -660,7 +683,7 @@ private:
 
     String getLinkerPkgConfigFlags() const
     {
-        auto linkPackages = getLinkPackages();
+        auto linkPackages = getPackagesCommand (getLinkPackages());
 
         if (linkPackages.size() > 0)
             return "$(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --libs " + linkPackages.joinIntoString (" ") + ")";
@@ -1240,7 +1263,7 @@ private:
 
         out << getPhonyTargetLine() << newLine << newLine;
 
-        writeTargetLines (out, getLinkPackages());
+        writeTargetLines (out, getPackagesCommand (getLinkPackages()));
 
         for (auto target : targets)
             target->addFiles (out, getFilesForTarget (filesToCompile, target, project));
diff --git a/extras/Projucer/Source/ProjectSaving/jucer_ProjectExporter.cpp b/extras/Projucer/Source/ProjectSaving/jucer_ProjectExporter.cpp
index aebad0a673..5e91e9bfe7 100644
--- a/extras/Projucer/Source/ProjectSaving/jucer_ProjectExporter.cpp
+++ b/extras/Projucer/Source/ProjectSaving/jucer_ProjectExporter.cpp
@@ -55,6 +55,17 @@ static auto createIcon (const void* iconData, size_t iconDataSize)
     return image;
 }
 
+std::vector<PackageDependency> makePackageDependencies (const StringArray& dependencies)
+{
+    std::vector<PackageDependency> result;
+    result.reserve ((size_t) dependencies.size());
+    std::transform (dependencies.begin(),
+                    dependencies.end(),
+                    std::back_inserter (result),
+                    [] (auto& d) { return PackageDependency { d }; });
+    return result;
+}
+
 template <typename Exporter>
 static ProjectExporter::ExporterTypeInfo createExporterTypeInfo (const void* iconData, size_t iconDataSize)
 {
@@ -587,9 +598,10 @@ static bool isLoadCurlSymbolsLazilyEnabled (Project& project)
             && project.isConfigFlagEnabled ("JUCE_LOAD_CURL_SYMBOLS_LAZILY", false));
 }
 
-StringArray ProjectExporter::getLinuxPackages (PackageDependencyType type) const
+std::vector<PackageDependency> ProjectExporter::getLinuxPackages (PackageDependencyType type) const
 {
     auto packages = linuxPackages;
+    std::vector<PackageDependency> dependencies;
 
     // don't add libcurl if curl symbols are loaded at runtime
     if (isCurlEnabled (project) && ! isLoadCurlSymbolsLazilyEnabled (project))
@@ -597,14 +609,17 @@ StringArray ProjectExporter::getLinuxPackages (PackageDependencyType type) const
 
     if (isWebBrowserComponentEnabled (project) && type == PackageDependencyType::compile)
     {
-        packages.add ("webkit2gtk-4.0");
         packages.add ("gtk+-x11-3.0");
+        dependencies.push_back (PackageDependency { "webkit2gtk-4.1", "webkit2gtk-4.0" });
     }
 
     packages.removeEmptyStrings();
     packages.removeDuplicates (false);
 
-    return packages;
+    const auto simpleDependencies = makePackageDependencies (packages);
+    dependencies.insert (dependencies.end(), simpleDependencies.begin(), simpleDependencies.end());
+
+    return dependencies;
 }
 
 void ProjectExporter::addProjectPathToBuildPathList (StringArray& pathList,
diff --git a/extras/Projucer/Source/ProjectSaving/jucer_ProjectExporter.h b/extras/Projucer/Source/ProjectSaving/jucer_ProjectExporter.h
index d79d4574ca..eff3dd63f8 100644
--- a/extras/Projucer/Source/ProjectSaving/jucer_ProjectExporter.h
+++ b/extras/Projucer/Source/ProjectSaving/jucer_ProjectExporter.h
@@ -72,6 +72,26 @@ private:
     ProjectExporter& owner;
 };
 
+//==============================================================================
+struct PackageDependency
+{
+    explicit PackageDependency (StringRef dependencyIn)
+        : dependency { dependencyIn }
+    {
+    }
+
+    PackageDependency (StringRef dependencyIn, StringRef fallbackIn)
+        : dependency { dependencyIn },
+          fallback { fallbackIn }
+    {
+    }
+
+    String dependency;
+    std::optional<String> fallback;
+};
+
+std::vector<PackageDependency> makePackageDependencies (const StringArray& dependencies);
+
 //==============================================================================
 class ProjectExporter : private Value::Listener
 {
@@ -262,7 +282,7 @@ public:
         link
     };
 
-    StringArray getLinuxPackages (PackageDependencyType type) const;
+    std::vector<PackageDependency> getLinuxPackages (PackageDependencyType type) const;
 
     //==============================================================================
     StringPairArray msvcExtraPreprocessorDefs;