diff --git a/Documentation/BuildInstructionsLadybird.md b/Documentation/BuildInstructionsLadybird.md
index 1b922f667c7..69e2b30f8b0 100644
--- a/Documentation/BuildInstructionsLadybird.md
+++ b/Documentation/BuildInstructionsLadybird.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 Qt6 development packages and a C++20 capable compiler are required. g++-12 or clang-15 are required at a minimum for c++20 support.
 
+NOTE: In all of the below lists of packages, the Qt6 multimedia package is not needed if your Linux system supports PulseAudio.
+
 On Debian/Ubuntu required packages include, but are not limited to:
 
 ```
diff --git a/Ladybird/CMakeLists.txt b/Ladybird/CMakeLists.txt
index 98456d8f885..eb56a4ff83c 100644
--- a/Ladybird/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Ladybird/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ if (ENABLE_QT)
     set(CMAKE_AUTOMOC ON)
     set(CMAKE_AUTORCC ON)
     set(CMAKE_AUTOUIC ON)
-    find_package(Qt6 REQUIRED COMPONENTS Core Widgets Network Multimedia)
+    find_package(Qt6 REQUIRED COMPONENTS Core Widgets Network)
 elseif (APPLE)
     find_library(COCOA_LIBRARY Cocoa)
 endif()
diff --git a/Ladybird/WebContent/CMakeLists.txt b/Ladybird/WebContent/CMakeLists.txt
index 89efdb394c4..72aad5417d2 100644
--- a/Ladybird/WebContent/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Ladybird/WebContent/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ set(WEBCONTENT_SOURCES
 if (ENABLE_QT)
     qt_add_executable(WebContent ${WEBCONTENT_SOURCES})
     target_sources(WebContent PRIVATE
-        ../Qt/AudioCodecPluginQt.cpp
-        ../Qt/AudioThread.cpp
         ../Qt/EventLoopImplementationQt.cpp
         ../Qt/EventLoopImplementationQtEventTarget.cpp
         ../Qt/RequestManagerQt.cpp
@@ -27,8 +25,20 @@ if (ENABLE_QT)
         ../Qt/WebSocketImplQt.cpp
         main.cpp
     )
-    target_link_libraries(WebContent PRIVATE Qt::Core Qt::Network Qt::Multimedia)
+    target_link_libraries(WebContent PRIVATE Qt::Core Qt::Network)
     target_compile_definitions(WebContent PRIVATE HAVE_QT=1)
+
+    if (NOT HAVE_PULSEAUDIO)
+        find_package(Qt6 REQUIRED COMPONENTS Multimedia)
+
+        target_sources(WebContent PRIVATE
+            ../Qt/AudioCodecPluginQt.cpp
+            ../Qt/AudioThread.cpp
+        )
+
+        target_link_libraries(WebContent PRIVATE Qt::Multimedia)
+        target_compile_definitions(WebContent PRIVATE HAVE_QT_MULTIMEDIA=1)
+    endif()
 else()
     set(LIB_TYPE STATIC)
     if (ANDROID)
diff --git a/Ladybird/WebContent/main.cpp b/Ladybird/WebContent/main.cpp
index ddbef5b05c7..8d4d1bbac33 100644
--- a/Ladybird/WebContent/main.cpp
+++ b/Ladybird/WebContent/main.cpp
@@ -34,11 +34,14 @@
 #include <WebContent/WebDriverConnection.h>
 
 #if defined(HAVE_QT)
-#    include <Ladybird/Qt/AudioCodecPluginQt.h>
 #    include <Ladybird/Qt/EventLoopImplementationQt.h>
 #    include <Ladybird/Qt/RequestManagerQt.h>
 #    include <Ladybird/Qt/WebSocketClientManagerQt.h>
 #    include <QCoreApplication>
+
+#    if defined(HAVE_QT_MULTIMEDIA)
+#        include <Ladybird/Qt/AudioCodecPluginQt.h>
+#    endif
 #endif
 
 static ErrorOr<void> load_content_filters();
@@ -60,10 +63,10 @@ ErrorOr<int> serenity_main(Main::Arguments arguments)
     Web::Platform::ImageCodecPlugin::install(*new Ladybird::ImageCodecPlugin);
 
     Web::Platform::AudioCodecPlugin::install_creation_hook([](auto loader) {
-#if defined(AK_OS_MACOS) || defined(HAVE_PULSEAUDIO)
-        return Web::Platform::AudioCodecPluginAgnostic::create(move(loader));
-#elif defined(HAVE_QT)
+#if defined(HAVE_QT_MULTIMEDIA)
         return Ladybird::AudioCodecPluginQt::create(move(loader));
+#elif defined(AK_OS_MACOS) || defined(HAVE_PULSEAUDIO)
+        return Web::Platform::AudioCodecPluginAgnostic::create(move(loader));
 #else
         (void)loader;
         return Error::from_string_literal("Don't know how to initialize audio in this configuration!");