diff --git a/webrtc/base/BUILD.gn b/webrtc/base/BUILD.gn
index 0cc363a5c9..0f7a3f2fbe 100644
--- a/webrtc/base/BUILD.gn
+++ b/webrtc/base/BUILD.gn
@@ -177,7 +177,8 @@ static_library("rtc_base") {
   cflags = []
   cflags_cc = []
   libs = []
-  deps = [
+  deps = []
+  public_deps = [
     ":rtc_base_approved",
   ]
 
diff --git a/webrtc/base/base.gyp b/webrtc/base/base.gyp
index f43e9e397c..c9182632ab 100644
--- a/webrtc/base/base.gyp
+++ b/webrtc/base/base.gyp
@@ -152,6 +152,9 @@
         '<(webrtc_root)/common.gyp:webrtc_common',
         'rtc_base_approved',
       ],
+      'export_dependent_settings': [
+        'rtc_base_approved',
+      ],
       'defines': [
         'FEATURE_ENABLE_SSL',
         'SSL_USE_OPENSSL',