diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 7218d410..a96bf640 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -1980,14 +1980,14 @@ async function addExtensionLinux(extension_csv, version) {
             // match couchbase, pdo_oci, oci8, http, pecl_http
             // match 5.3ioncube...7.4ioncube, 5.3geos...7.4geos
             // match 7.0phalcon3...7.3phalcon3 and 7.2phalcon4...7.4phalcon4
-            // match 5.6gearman...7.4gearman
+            // match 5.6gearman...8.1gearman
             case /^(5\.[3-6]|7\.[0-4]|8\.0)blackfire(-\d+\.\d+\.\d+)?$/.test(version_extension):
             case /^((5\.[3-6])|(7\.[0-2]))pdo_cubrid$|^((5\.[3-6])|(7\.[0-4]))cubrid$/.test(version_extension):
             case /^couchbase$|^pdo_oci$|^oci8$|^http|^pecl_http|^pdo_firebird$/.test(extension):
             case /^(5\.6|7\.[0-4]|8\.0)intl-[\d]+\.[\d]+$/.test(version_extension):
             case /^(5\.[3-6]|7\.[0-4])(ioncube|geos)$/.test(version_extension):
             case /^7\.[0-3]phalcon3$|^7\.[2-4]phalcon4$/.test(version_extension):
-            case /^((5\.6)|(7\.[0-4]))gearman$/.test(version_extension):
+            case /^(5\.[3-6]|7\.[0-4]|8\.[0-9])gearman$/.test(version_extension):
                 add_script += await utils.customPackage(ext_name, 'ext', extension, 'linux');
                 return;
             // match pre-release versions. For example - xdebug-beta
diff --git a/src/extensions.ts b/src/extensions.ts
index 5a6b672b..2f85f54b 100644
--- a/src/extensions.ts
+++ b/src/extensions.ts
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ export async function addExtensionLinux(
       // match couchbase, pdo_oci, oci8, http, pecl_http
       // match 5.3ioncube...7.4ioncube, 5.3geos...7.4geos
       // match 7.0phalcon3...7.3phalcon3 and 7.2phalcon4...7.4phalcon4
-      // match 5.6gearman...7.4gearman
+      // match 5.6gearman...8.1gearman
       case /^(5\.[3-6]|7\.[0-4]|8\.0)blackfire(-\d+\.\d+\.\d+)?$/.test(
         version_extension
       ):
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ export async function addExtensionLinux(
       case /^(5\.6|7\.[0-4]|8\.0)intl-[\d]+\.[\d]+$/.test(version_extension):
       case /^(5\.[3-6]|7\.[0-4])(ioncube|geos)$/.test(version_extension):
       case /^7\.[0-3]phalcon3$|^7\.[2-4]phalcon4$/.test(version_extension):
-      case /^((5\.6)|(7\.[0-4]))gearman$/.test(version_extension):
+      case /^(5\.[3-6]|7\.[0-4]|8\.[0-9])gearman$/.test(version_extension):
         add_script += await utils.customPackage(
           ext_name,
           'ext',
diff --git a/src/scripts/ext/gearman.sh b/src/scripts/ext/gearman.sh
index bf3e8681..0a59eba5 100644
--- a/src/scripts/ext/gearman.sh
+++ b/src/scripts/ext/gearman.sh
@@ -1,17 +1,16 @@
 # Helper function to add gearman extension.
 add_gearman_helper() {
-  sudo "${debconf_fix:?}" add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/pkg-gearman -y
-  if [ -e "${ext_dir:?}/gearman.so" ] && [ "$DISTRIB_RELEASE" != "16.04" ]; then
-    ${apt_install:?} libgearman-dev
-    echo "extension=gearman.so" | sudo tee -a "${scan_dir:?}/20-gearman.ini" >/dev/null 2>&1
-  else
+  add_ppa ondrej/pkg-gearman
+  install_packages libgearman-dev
+  enable_extension gearman extension
+  if ! check_extension gearman; then
     status="Installed and enabled"
-    if [ "$DISTRIB_RELEASE" = "16.04" ]; then
-      sudo "${debconf_fix:?}" apt-get update -y
-      ${apt_install:?} php"${version:?}"-gearman
+    if [[ "${version:?}" =~ 5.[3-5] ]]; then
+      pecl_install gearman-1.1.2
     else
-      ${apt_install:?} libgearman-dev php"${version:?}"-gearman
+      install_packages php"${version:?}"-gearman || pecl_install gearman
     fi
+    enable_extension gearman extension
   fi
 }