diff --git a/BUILD.gn b/BUILD.gn
index 533262e03b..75c54b4eed 100644
--- a/BUILD.gn
+++ b/BUILD.gn
@@ -138,6 +138,10 @@ config("common_inherited_config") {
     defines += [ "WEBRTC_ENABLE_AVX2" ]
   }
 
+  if (rtc_enable_win_wgc) {
+    defines += [ "RTC_ENABLE_WIN_WGC" ]
+  }
+
   # Some tests need to declare their own trace event handlers. If this define is
   # not set, the first time TRACE_EVENT_* is called it will store the return
   # value for the current handler in an static variable, so that subsequent
diff --git a/modules/desktop_capture/BUILD.gn b/modules/desktop_capture/BUILD.gn
index 11e6cd3d8e..3f170fed32 100644
--- a/modules/desktop_capture/BUILD.gn
+++ b/modules/desktop_capture/BUILD.gn
@@ -576,8 +576,6 @@ rtc_library("desktop_capture_generic") {
       "win/wgc_desktop_frame.cc",
       "win/wgc_desktop_frame.h",
     ]
-
-    defines += [ "RTC_ENABLE_WIN_WGC" ]
   }
 }