diff --git a/extras/Projucer/Source/LiveBuildEngine/jucer_CompileEngineClient.cpp b/extras/Projucer/Source/LiveBuildEngine/jucer_CompileEngineClient.cpp
index 1f0e62be66..9f55e12d6d 100644
--- a/extras/Projucer/Source/LiveBuildEngine/jucer_CompileEngineClient.cpp
+++ b/extras/Projucer/Source/LiveBuildEngine/jucer_CompileEngineClient.cpp
@@ -304,24 +304,31 @@ private:
 
     String getGlobalDefs()
     {
-        StringArray defs;
-
-        defs.add (project.getCompileEngineSettings().getExtraPreprocessorDefsString());
-
+        auto mergeDefs = [] (const StringPairArray& inDefs) -> String
         {
-            auto projectDefines = project.getPreprocessorDefs();
+            StringArray outDefs;
 
-            for (int i = 0; i < projectDefines.size(); ++i)
+            for (int i = 0; i < inDefs.size(); ++i)
             {
-                auto def = projectDefines.getAllKeys()[i];
-                auto value = projectDefines.getAllValues()[i];
+                auto def = inDefs.getAllKeys()[i];
+                auto value = inDefs.getAllValues()[i];
 
                 if (value.isNotEmpty())
                     def << "=" << value;
 
-                 defs.add (def);
+                 outDefs.add (def);
             }
-        }
+
+            return outDefs.joinIntoString (" ");
+        };
+
+        StringArray defs;
+
+        if (! project.shouldUseAppConfig())
+            defs.add (mergeDefs (project.getAppConfigDefs()));
+
+        defs.add (project.getCompileEngineSettings().getExtraPreprocessorDefsString());
+        defs.add (mergeDefs (project.getPreprocessorDefs()));
 
         for (Project::ExporterIterator exporter (project); exporter.next();)
             if (exporter->canLaunchProject())
diff --git a/extras/Projucer/Source/Project/jucer_Project.cpp b/extras/Projucer/Source/Project/jucer_Project.cpp
index f6061cd65c..df978f7957 100644
--- a/extras/Projucer/Source/Project/jucer_Project.cpp
+++ b/extras/Projucer/Source/Project/jucer_Project.cpp
@@ -2425,6 +2425,49 @@ String Project::getFileTemplate (const String& templateName)
 
 }
 
+StringPairArray Project::getAppConfigDefs()
+{
+    StringPairArray result;
+    result.set ("JUCE_DISPLAY_SPLASH_SCREEN",  shouldDisplaySplashScreen()             ? "1" : "0");
+    result.set ("JUCE_USE_DARK_SPLASH_SCREEN", getSplashScreenColourString() == "Dark" ? "1" : "0");
+    result.set ("JUCE_PROJUCER_VERSION",       "0x" + String::toHexString (ProjectInfo::versionNumber));
+
+    OwnedArray<LibraryModule> modules;
+    getEnabledModules().createRequiredModules (modules);
+
+    for (auto& m : modules)
+        result.set ("JUCE_MODULE_AVAILABLE_" + m->getID(), "1");
+
+    result.set ("JUCE_GLOBAL_MODULE_SETTINGS_INCLUDED", "1");
+
+    for (auto& m : modules)
+    {
+        OwnedArray<Project::ConfigFlag> flags;
+        m->getConfigFlags (*this, flags);
+
+        for (auto* flag : flags)
+            if (! flag->value.isUsingDefault())
+                result.set (flag->symbol, flag->value.get() ? "1" : "0");
+    }
+
+    result.addArray (getAudioPluginFlags());
+
+    const auto& type = getProjectType();
+    const auto isStandaloneApplication = (! type.isAudioPlugin() && ! type.isDynamicLibrary());
+
+    const auto standaloneValue = [&]
+    {
+        if (result.containsKey ("JucePlugin_Name") && result.containsKey ("JucePlugin_Build_Standalone"))
+            return "JucePlugin_Build_Standalone";
+
+        return isStandaloneApplication ? "1" : "0";
+    }();
+
+    result.set ("JUCE_STANDALONE_APPLICATION", standaloneValue);
+
+    return result;
+}
+
 StringPairArray Project::getAudioPluginFlags() const
 {
     if (! isAudioPluginProject())
diff --git a/extras/Projucer/Source/Project/jucer_Project.h b/extras/Projucer/Source/Project/jucer_Project.h
index 639ad00338..f8dce5404f 100644
--- a/extras/Projucer/Source/Project/jucer_Project.h
+++ b/extras/Projucer/Source/Project/jucer_Project.h
@@ -310,6 +310,7 @@ public:
     //==============================================================================
     void updateDeprecatedProjectSettingsInteractively();
 
+    StringPairArray getAppConfigDefs();
     StringPairArray getAudioPluginFlags() const;
 
     //==============================================================================
diff --git a/extras/Projucer/Source/ProjectSaving/jucer_ProjectExporter.cpp b/extras/Projucer/Source/ProjectSaving/jucer_ProjectExporter.cpp
index 84b72ae407..b00431226f 100644
--- a/extras/Projucer/Source/ProjectSaving/jucer_ProjectExporter.cpp
+++ b/extras/Projucer/Source/ProjectSaving/jucer_ProjectExporter.cpp
@@ -448,54 +448,11 @@ StringPairArray ProjectExporter::getAllPreprocessorDefs (const BuildConfiguratio
     addTargetSpecificPreprocessorDefs (defs, targetType);
 
     if (! project.shouldUseAppConfig())
-        defs = mergePreprocessorDefs (defs, getAppConfigDefs());
+        defs = mergePreprocessorDefs (defs, project.getAppConfigDefs());
 
     return defs;
 }
 
-StringPairArray ProjectExporter::getAppConfigDefs() const
-{
-    StringPairArray result;
-    result.set ("JUCE_DISPLAY_SPLASH_SCREEN",  project.shouldDisplaySplashScreen()             ? "1" : "0");
-    result.set ("JUCE_USE_DARK_SPLASH_SCREEN", project.getSplashScreenColourString() == "Dark" ? "1" : "0");
-    result.set ("JUCE_PROJUCER_VERSION",       "0x" + String::toHexString (ProjectInfo::versionNumber));
-
-    OwnedArray<LibraryModule> modules;
-    project.getEnabledModules().createRequiredModules (modules);
-
-    for (auto& m : modules)
-        result.set ("JUCE_MODULE_AVAILABLE_" + m->getID(), "1");
-
-    result.set ("JUCE_GLOBAL_MODULE_SETTINGS_INCLUDED", "1");
-
-    for (auto& m : modules)
-    {
-        OwnedArray<Project::ConfigFlag> flags;
-        m->getConfigFlags (project, flags);
-
-        for (auto* flag : flags)
-            if (! flag->value.isUsingDefault())
-                result.set (flag->symbol, flag->value.get() ? "1" : "0");
-    }
-
-    result.addArray (project.getAudioPluginFlags());
-
-    const auto& type = project.getProjectType();
-    const auto isStandaloneApplication = (! type.isAudioPlugin() && ! type.isDynamicLibrary());
-
-    const auto standaloneValue = [&]
-    {
-        if (result.containsKey ("JucePlugin_Name") && result.containsKey ("JucePlugin_Build_Standalone"))
-            return "JucePlugin_Build_Standalone";
-
-        return isStandaloneApplication ? "1" : "0";
-    }();
-
-    result.set ("JUCE_STANDALONE_APPLICATION", standaloneValue);
-
-    return result;
-}
-
 StringPairArray ProjectExporter::getAllPreprocessorDefs() const
 {
     auto defs = mergePreprocessorDefs (project.getPreprocessorDefs(),
diff --git a/extras/Projucer/Source/ProjectSaving/jucer_ProjectExporter.h b/extras/Projucer/Source/ProjectSaving/jucer_ProjectExporter.h
index 8c49c45c84..fe9d786be1 100644
--- a/extras/Projucer/Source/ProjectSaving/jucer_ProjectExporter.h
+++ b/extras/Projucer/Source/ProjectSaving/jucer_ProjectExporter.h
@@ -329,8 +329,6 @@ public:
     StringPairArray getAllPreprocessorDefs (const BuildConfiguration& config, const build_tools::ProjectType::Target::Type targetType) const;
     // includes exporter + project defs
     StringPairArray getAllPreprocessorDefs() const;
-    // just appconfig defs
-    StringPairArray getAppConfigDefs() const;
 
     void addTargetSpecificPreprocessorDefs (StringPairArray& defs, const build_tools::ProjectType::Target::Type targetType) const;