diff --git a/webrtc/BUILD.gn b/webrtc/BUILD.gn
index 766d3d4636..2781a97195 100644
--- a/webrtc/BUILD.gn
+++ b/webrtc/BUILD.gn
@@ -370,9 +370,6 @@ rtc_static_library("webrtc_common") {
     # Suppress warnings from the Chromium Clang plugin (bugs.webrtc.org/163).
     suppressed_configs += [ "//build/config/clang:find_bad_constructs" ]
   }
-  deps = [
-    "base:rtc_base_approved",
-  ]
 }
 
 if (use_libfuzzer || use_drfuzz || use_afl) {
diff --git a/webrtc/base/BUILD.gn b/webrtc/base/BUILD.gn
index 2c85c64b5f..10bf763296 100644
--- a/webrtc/base/BUILD.gn
+++ b/webrtc/base/BUILD.gn
@@ -185,6 +185,8 @@ rtc_static_library("rtc_base_approved") {
     "type_traits.h",
   ]
 
+  deps += [ "..:webrtc_common" ]
+
   if (is_android) {
     libs += [ "log" ]
   }