diff --git a/extras/Projucer/Builds/LinuxMakefile/Makefile b/extras/Projucer/Builds/LinuxMakefile/Makefile
index 4eb662e5e8..8ae1dcb4d1 100644
--- a/extras/Projucer/Builds/LinuxMakefile/Makefile
+++ b/extras/Projucer/Builds/LinuxMakefile/Makefile
@@ -35,13 +35,13 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG),Debug)
     TARGET_ARCH := -march=native
   endif
 
-  JUCE_CPPFLAGS := $(DEPFLAGS) -DLINUX=1 -DDEBUG=1 -D_DEBUG=1 -DJUCER_LINUX_MAKE_6D53C8B4=1 -DJUCE_APP_VERSION=5.4.2 -DJUCE_APP_VERSION_HEX=0x50402 $(shell pkg-config --cflags freetype2 x11 xext xinerama webkit2gtk-4.0 gtk+-x11-3.0 libcurl) -pthread -I../../JuceLibraryCode -I../../../../modules $(CPPFLAGS)
+  JUCE_CPPFLAGS := $(DEPFLAGS) -DLINUX=1 -DDEBUG=1 -D_DEBUG=1 -DJUCER_LINUX_MAKE_6D53C8B4=1 -DJUCE_APP_VERSION=5.4.2 -DJUCE_APP_VERSION_HEX=0x50402 $(shell pkg-config --cflags freetype2 x11 xext xinerama webkit2gtk-4.0 gtk+-x11-3.0) -pthread -I../../JuceLibraryCode -I../../../../modules $(CPPFLAGS)
   JUCE_CPPFLAGS_APP := -DJucePlugin_Build_VST=0 -DJucePlugin_Build_VST3=0 -DJucePlugin_Build_AU=0 -DJucePlugin_Build_AUv3=0 -DJucePlugin_Build_RTAS=0 -DJucePlugin_Build_AAX=0 -DJucePlugin_Build_Standalone=0 -DJucePlugin_Build_Unity=0
   JUCE_TARGET_APP := Projucer
 
   JUCE_CFLAGS += $(JUCE_CPPFLAGS) $(TARGET_ARCH) -g -ggdb -O0 $(CFLAGS)
   JUCE_CXXFLAGS += $(JUCE_CFLAGS) -std=c++11 $(CXXFLAGS)
-  JUCE_LDFLAGS += $(TARGET_ARCH) -L$(JUCE_BINDIR) -L$(JUCE_LIBDIR) $(shell pkg-config --libs freetype2 x11 xext xinerama webkit2gtk-4.0 gtk+-x11-3.0 libcurl) -ldl -lpthread -lrt $(LDFLAGS)
+  JUCE_LDFLAGS += $(TARGET_ARCH) -L$(JUCE_BINDIR) -L$(JUCE_LIBDIR) $(shell pkg-config --libs freetype2 x11 xext xinerama webkit2gtk-4.0 gtk+-x11-3.0) -ldl -lpthread -lrt $(LDFLAGS)
 
   CLEANCMD = rm -rf $(JUCE_OUTDIR)/$(TARGET) $(JUCE_OBJDIR)
 endif
@@ -56,13 +56,13 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG),Release)
     TARGET_ARCH := -march=native
   endif
 
-  JUCE_CPPFLAGS := $(DEPFLAGS) -DLINUX=1 -DNDEBUG=1 -DJUCER_LINUX_MAKE_6D53C8B4=1 -DJUCE_APP_VERSION=5.4.2 -DJUCE_APP_VERSION_HEX=0x50402 $(shell pkg-config --cflags freetype2 x11 xext xinerama webkit2gtk-4.0 gtk+-x11-3.0 libcurl) -pthread -I../../JuceLibraryCode -I../../../../modules $(CPPFLAGS)
+  JUCE_CPPFLAGS := $(DEPFLAGS) -DLINUX=1 -DNDEBUG=1 -DJUCER_LINUX_MAKE_6D53C8B4=1 -DJUCE_APP_VERSION=5.4.2 -DJUCE_APP_VERSION_HEX=0x50402 $(shell pkg-config --cflags freetype2 x11 xext xinerama webkit2gtk-4.0 gtk+-x11-3.0) -pthread -I../../JuceLibraryCode -I../../../../modules $(CPPFLAGS)
   JUCE_CPPFLAGS_APP := -DJucePlugin_Build_VST=0 -DJucePlugin_Build_VST3=0 -DJucePlugin_Build_AU=0 -DJucePlugin_Build_AUv3=0 -DJucePlugin_Build_RTAS=0 -DJucePlugin_Build_AAX=0 -DJucePlugin_Build_Standalone=0 -DJucePlugin_Build_Unity=0
   JUCE_TARGET_APP := Projucer
 
   JUCE_CFLAGS += $(JUCE_CPPFLAGS) $(TARGET_ARCH) -O3 $(CFLAGS)
   JUCE_CXXFLAGS += $(JUCE_CFLAGS) -std=c++11 $(CXXFLAGS)
-  JUCE_LDFLAGS += $(TARGET_ARCH) -L$(JUCE_BINDIR) -L$(JUCE_LIBDIR) $(shell pkg-config --libs freetype2 x11 xext xinerama webkit2gtk-4.0 gtk+-x11-3.0 libcurl) -fvisibility=hidden -ldl -lpthread -lrt $(LDFLAGS)
+  JUCE_LDFLAGS += $(TARGET_ARCH) -L$(JUCE_BINDIR) -L$(JUCE_LIBDIR) $(shell pkg-config --libs freetype2 x11 xext xinerama webkit2gtk-4.0 gtk+-x11-3.0) -fvisibility=hidden -ldl -lpthread -lrt $(LDFLAGS)
 
   CLEANCMD = rm -rf $(JUCE_OUTDIR)/$(TARGET) $(JUCE_OBJDIR)
 endif
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ all : $(JUCE_OUTDIR)/$(JUCE_TARGET_APP)
 
 $(JUCE_OUTDIR)/$(JUCE_TARGET_APP) : $(OBJECTS_APP) $(RESOURCES)
 	@command -v pkg-config >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo >&2 "pkg-config not installed. Please, install it."; exit 1; }
-	@pkg-config --print-errors freetype2 x11 xext xinerama webkit2gtk-4.0 gtk+-x11-3.0 libcurl
+	@pkg-config --print-errors freetype2 x11 xext xinerama webkit2gtk-4.0 gtk+-x11-3.0
 	@echo Linking "Projucer - App"
 	-$(V_AT)mkdir -p $(JUCE_BINDIR)
 	-$(V_AT)mkdir -p $(JUCE_LIBDIR)
diff --git a/extras/Projucer/JuceLibraryCode/AppConfig.h b/extras/Projucer/JuceLibraryCode/AppConfig.h
index f4ba9f5bc6..6987fb0ebf 100644
--- a/extras/Projucer/JuceLibraryCode/AppConfig.h
+++ b/extras/Projucer/JuceLibraryCode/AppConfig.h
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifndef    JUCE_LOAD_CURL_SYMBOLS_LAZILY
- //#define JUCE_LOAD_CURL_SYMBOLS_LAZILY 0
+ #define   JUCE_LOAD_CURL_SYMBOLS_LAZILY 1
 #endif
 
 #ifndef    JUCE_CATCH_UNHANDLED_EXCEPTIONS
diff --git a/extras/Projucer/Projucer.jucer b/extras/Projucer/Projucer.jucer
index eb327827ea..e8d6c59326 100644
--- a/extras/Projucer/Projucer.jucer
+++ b/extras/Projucer/Projucer.jucer
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@
     </GROUP>
   </MAINGROUP>
   <JUCEOPTIONS JUCE_LOG_ASSERTIONS="1" JUCE_USE_CURL="1" JUCE_ALLOW_STATIC_NULL_VARIABLES="0"
-               JUCE_STRICT_REFCOUNTEDPOINTER="1"/>
+               JUCE_STRICT_REFCOUNTEDPOINTER="1" JUCE_LOAD_CURL_SYMBOLS_LAZILY="1"/>
   <MODULES>
     <MODULE id="juce_analytics" showAllCode="1" useLocalCopy="0" useGlobalPath="0"/>
     <MODULE id="juce_core" showAllCode="1"/>