diff --git a/playbooks/web-ext-lint/pre.yaml b/playbooks/web-ext-lint/pre.yaml
index ccd2fad..37d845b 100644
--- a/playbooks/web-ext-lint/pre.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/web-ext-lint/pre.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-- name: Ensure web-ext is installed
-  hosts: all
-  roles:
-    - ensure-web-ext
+- hosts: all
+  tasks:
+    - name: Ensure web-ext is installed
+      include_role:
+        name: ensure-web-ext
+      when: use_standalone_web_ext
diff --git a/roles/web-ext-lint/defaults/main.yaml b/roles/web-ext-lint/defaults/main.yaml
index 5dc93b5..aa6eda2 100644
--- a/roles/web-ext-lint/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/web-ext-lint/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 ---
 source_dir: src
+use_standalone_web_ext: true
+web_ext_command:
 extra_lint_flags:
diff --git a/roles/web-ext-lint/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/web-ext-lint/tasks/main.yaml
index 57b5b12..0ce8fcb 100644
--- a/roles/web-ext-lint/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/web-ext-lint/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
     cmd: |
       set -o pipefail
       set -e
-      web-ext lint --no-input --boring \
+      {{ 'web-ext' if use_standalone_web_ext else web_ext_command }} \
+          lint --no-input --boring \
           {{ '--source-dir=' + source_dir if source_dir else '' }} \
           {{ extra_lint_flags }} | tee -a web-ext-lint.txt
     chdir: "{{ zuul.project.src_dir }}"
diff --git a/zuul.d/jobs.yaml b/zuul.d/jobs.yaml
index e60881d..ffe92c8 100644
--- a/zuul.d/jobs.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/jobs.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
     pre-run: playbooks/web-ext-lint/pre.yaml
     run: playbooks/web-ext-lint/run.yaml
     post-run: playbooks/web-ext-lint/post.yaml
+    vars:
+      use_standalone_web_ext: true
     description: |
       Check a Web Extension project for basic lint problems.