diff --git a/network/misc/webkit2gtk-6.0/actions.py b/network/misc/webkit2gtk-6.0/actions.py
index fdf5ea7fe5..c420e3bfbd 100644
--- a/network/misc/webkit2gtk-6.0/actions.py
+++ b/network/misc/webkit2gtk-6.0/actions.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ def setup():
     shelltools.cd("build")
     cmaketools.configure("-DPORT=GTK \
                           -DUSE_GTK4=ON \
-                          -DUSE_AVIF=ON \
                           -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
                           -DCMAKE_SKIP_RPATH=ON \
                           -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr \
@@ -33,6 +32,7 @@ def setup():
                           -DUSE_SOUP2=OFF \
                           -DUSE_WOFF2=OFF \
                           -DUSE_SYSTEMD=OFF \
+                          -DUSE_LIBBACKTRACE=OFF \
                           -DPYTHON_EXECUTABLE=/usr/bin/python3 \
                           -DJPEG_INCLUDE_DIR=/usr/include/openjpeg-2.5 \
                           -DSHOULD_INSTALL_JS_SHELL=ON \
diff --git a/network/misc/webkit2gtk-6.0/pspec.xml b/network/misc/webkit2gtk-6.0/pspec.xml
index 7de439faf8..60be3da94b 100644
--- a/network/misc/webkit2gtk-6.0/pspec.xml
+++ b/network/misc/webkit2gtk-6.0/pspec.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
         <IsA>library</IsA>
         <Summary>An opensource web browser engine for GTK+ applications</Summary>
         <Description>The GTK+ port of WebKit is intended to provide a browser component primarily for users of the portable GTK+ UI toolkit on platforms like Linux.</Description>
-        <Archive sha1sum="9d8c0d9ea757bc2e469d4d17338823294c907c80" type="tarxz">https://www.webkitgtk.org/releases/webkitgtk-2.42.0.tar.xz</Archive>
+        <Archive sha1sum="f3cf333015ab53aea66a5f4ad2343644e82d1c58" type="tarxz">https://www.webkitgtk.org/releases/webkitgtk-2.44.0.tar.xz</Archive>
         <BuildDependencies>
             <Dependency>cmake</Dependency>
             <Dependency>which</Dependency>
@@ -154,6 +154,13 @@
     </Package>
 
     <History>
+        <Update release="4">
+            <Date>2024-04-03</Date>
+            <Version>2.44.0</Version>
+            <Comment>Version bump.</Comment>
+            <Name>Mustafa Cinasal</Name>
+            <Email>muscnsl@gmail.com</Email>
+        </Update>
         <Update release="3">
             <Date>2023-11-07</Date>
             <Version>2.42.0</Version>