diff --git a/package/webkitgtk/webkitgtk.hash b/package/webkitgtk/webkitgtk.hash
index 82c210c8f9..38068745ee 100644
--- a/package/webkitgtk/webkitgtk.hash
+++ b/package/webkitgtk/webkitgtk.hash
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-# From https://webkitgtk.org/releases/webkitgtk-2.34.6.tar.xz.sums
-md5  a5eeedd02f5b4bba8bd891b92dc743d4  webkitgtk-2.34.6.tar.xz
-sha1  bb82517289baf9c858fa406d1d845274f81e25cb  webkitgtk-2.34.6.tar.xz
-sha256  6bc8fd034aad0432a2459ce4fc7ee25ad65a4924c618bf8d93b52b0c1a84c1f6  webkitgtk-2.34.6.tar.xz
+# From https://webkitgtk.org/releases/webkitgtk-2.36.0.tar.xz.sums
+md5  1e3fe866ab6e41e7ec3deb80bd5b3a85  webkitgtk-2.36.0.tar.xz
+sha1  5b90bc59c2f442223de1a4d9dc8ff604888abb3c  webkitgtk-2.36.0.tar.xz
+sha256  b877cca1f105235f5dd57c7ac2b2c2be3c6b691ff444f93925c7254cf156c64d  webkitgtk-2.36.0.tar.xz
 
 # Hashes for license files:
 sha256  0b5d3a7cc325942567373b0ecd757d07c132e0ebd7c97bfc63f7e1a76094edb4  Source/WebCore/LICENSE-APPLE
diff --git a/package/webkitgtk/webkitgtk.mk b/package/webkitgtk/webkitgtk.mk
index 36e4b8943b..8d8f083ea2 100644
--- a/package/webkitgtk/webkitgtk.mk
+++ b/package/webkitgtk/webkitgtk.mk
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-WEBKITGTK_VERSION = 2.34.6
+WEBKITGTK_VERSION = 2.36.0
 WEBKITGTK_SITE = https://www.webkitgtk.org/releases
 WEBKITGTK_SOURCE = webkitgtk-$(WEBKITGTK_VERSION).tar.xz
 WEBKITGTK_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
@@ -84,13 +84,6 @@ WEBKITGTK_CONF_OPTS += \
 	-DENABLE_X11_TARGET=ON
 WEBKITGTK_DEPENDENCIES += libgl \
 	xlib_libXcomposite xlib_libXdamage xlib_libXrender xlib_libXt
-# It can use libgtk2 for npapi plugins
-ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGTK2),y)
-WEBKITGTK_CONF_OPTS += -DENABLE_PLUGIN_PROCESS_GTK2=ON
-WEBKITGTK_DEPENDENCIES += libgtk2
-else
-WEBKITGTK_CONF_OPTS += -DENABLE_PLUGIN_PROCESS_GTK2=OFF
-endif
 else # !X11
 # GTK3-BROADWAY/WAYLAND needs at least EGL
 WEBKITGTK_DEPENDENCIES += libegl
@@ -115,10 +108,10 @@ WEBKITGTK_CONF_OPTS += -DUSE_GSTREAMER_GL=OFF
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_INIT_SYSTEMD),y)
-WEBKITGTK_CONF_OPTS += -DUSE_SYSTEMD=ON
+WEBKITGTK_CONF_OPTS += -DENABLE_JOURNALD_LOG=ON
 WEBKITGTK_DEPENDENCIES += systemd
 else
-WEBKITGTK_CONF_OPTS += -DUSE_SYSTEMD=OFF
+WEBKITGTK_CONF_OPTS += -DENABLE_JOURNALD_LOG=OFF
 endif
 
 # JIT is not supported for MIPS r6, but the WebKit build system does not