diff --git a/modules/desktop_capture/mac/desktop_configuration_monitor.cc b/modules/desktop_capture/mac/desktop_configuration_monitor.cc
index 4eeee32106..922f3ec59c 100644
--- a/modules/desktop_capture/mac/desktop_configuration_monitor.cc
+++ b/modules/desktop_capture/mac/desktop_configuration_monitor.cc
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include "modules/desktop_capture/mac/desktop_configuration_monitor.h"
 
 #include "modules/desktop_capture/mac/desktop_configuration.h"
+#include "rtc_base/event.h"
 #include "rtc_base/logging.h"
 #include "system_wrappers/include/event_wrapper.h"
 
@@ -41,6 +42,9 @@ DesktopConfigurationMonitor::~DesktopConfigurationMonitor() {
 }
 
 void DesktopConfigurationMonitor::Lock() {
+  // TODO(crbug.com/796889, crbug.com/795340): Fix how synchronization is being
+  // done and avoid blocking waits.
+  rtc::ScopedAllowBaseSyncPrimitives allow_event_wait;
   if (!display_configuration_capture_event_->Wait(
               kDisplayConfigurationEventTimeoutMs)) {
     RTC_LOG_F(LS_ERROR) << "Event wait timed out.";
@@ -70,6 +74,10 @@ void DesktopConfigurationMonitor::DisplaysReconfigured(
       // If this is the first display to start reconfiguring then wait on
       // |display_configuration_capture_event_| to block the capture thread
       // from accessing display memory until the reconfiguration completes.
+
+      // TODO(crbug.com/796889, crbug.com/795340): Fix how synchronization is
+      // being done and avoid blocking waits.
+      rtc::ScopedAllowBaseSyncPrimitives allow_event_wait;
       if (!display_configuration_capture_event_->Wait(
               kDisplayConfigurationEventTimeoutMs)) {
         RTC_LOG_F(LS_ERROR) << "Event wait timed out.";