diff --git a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/web/reactive/server/DefaultWebTestClientBuilder.java b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/web/reactive/server/DefaultWebTestClientBuilder.java
index 3ce339e20c1..6114a8bb0c9 100644
--- a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/web/reactive/server/DefaultWebTestClientBuilder.java
+++ b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/web/reactive/server/DefaultWebTestClientBuilder.java
@@ -67,7 +67,9 @@ class DefaultWebTestClientBuilder implements WebTestClient.Builder {
 		ClassLoader loader = DefaultWebTestClientBuilder.class.getClassLoader();
 		reactorNettyClientPresent = ClassUtils.isPresent("reactor.netty.http.client.HttpClient", loader);
 		reactorNetty2ClientPresent = ClassUtils.isPresent("reactor.netty5.http.client.HttpClient", loader);
-		jettyClientPresent = ClassUtils.isPresent("org.eclipse.jetty.client.HttpClient", loader);
+		jettyClientPresent =
+				ClassUtils.isPresent("org.eclipse.jetty.client.HttpClient", loader) &&
+						ClassUtils.isPresent("org.eclipse.jetty.reactive.client.ReactiveRequest", loader);
 		httpComponentsClientPresent =
 				ClassUtils.isPresent("org.apache.hc.client5.http.impl.async.CloseableHttpAsyncClient", loader) &&
 						ClassUtils.isPresent("org.apache.hc.core5.reactive.ReactiveDataConsumer", loader);
diff --git a/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/DefaultWebClientBuilder.java b/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/DefaultWebClientBuilder.java
index 653d8d2ab4c..a09a707eb8f 100644
--- a/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/DefaultWebClientBuilder.java
+++ b/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/DefaultWebClientBuilder.java
@@ -67,7 +67,9 @@ final class DefaultWebClientBuilder implements WebClient.Builder {
 		ClassLoader loader = DefaultWebClientBuilder.class.getClassLoader();
 		reactorNettyClientPresent = ClassUtils.isPresent("reactor.netty.http.client.HttpClient", loader);
 		reactorNetty2ClientPresent = ClassUtils.isPresent("reactor.netty5.http.client.HttpClient", loader);
-		jettyClientPresent = ClassUtils.isPresent("org.eclipse.jetty.client.HttpClient", loader);
+		jettyClientPresent =
+				ClassUtils.isPresent("org.eclipse.jetty.client.HttpClient", loader) &&
+						ClassUtils.isPresent("org.eclipse.jetty.reactive.client.ReactiveRequest", loader);
 		httpComponentsClientPresent =
 				ClassUtils.isPresent("org.apache.hc.client5.http.impl.async.CloseableHttpAsyncClient", loader) &&
 						ClassUtils.isPresent("org.apache.hc.core5.reactive.ReactiveDataConsumer", loader);