diff --git a/atom.gyp b/atom.gyp
index 501183054c4a..df8efd5f8431 100644
--- a/atom.gyp
+++ b/atom.gyp
@@ -422,6 +422,7 @@
                 '--build-dir=<(PRODUCT_DIR)',
                 '--binary=<(PRODUCT_DIR)/<(product_name).app/Contents/MacOS/<(product_name)',
                 '--symbols-dir=<(PRODUCT_DIR)/Atom-Shell.breakpad.syms',
+                '--libchromiumcontent-dir=<(libchromiumcontent_library_dir)',
                 '--clear',
                 '--jobs=16',
               ],
diff --git a/script/create-dist.py b/script/create-dist.py
index a3c44be5aa02..a1ae10a67062 100755
--- a/script/create-dist.py
+++ b/script/create-dist.py
@@ -164,11 +164,6 @@ def download_libchromiumcontent_symbols(url):
                           'download')
   subprocess.check_call([sys.executable, download, '-f', '-s', url, target_dir])
 
-  if sys.platform == 'darwin':
-    shutil.copytree(symbols_path,
-                    os.path.join(OUT_DIR, symbols_name),
-                    symlinks=True)
-
 
 def create_symbols():
   build = os.path.join(SOURCE_ROOT, 'script', 'build.py')
diff --git a/tools/mac/generate_breakpad_symbols.py b/tools/mac/generate_breakpad_symbols.py
index 2fbe91f041e9..7563bc422338 100755
--- a/tools/mac/generate_breakpad_symbols.py
+++ b/tools/mac/generate_breakpad_symbols.py
@@ -59,19 +59,20 @@ def FindBundlePart(full_path):
     return ''
 
 
-def GetDSYMBundle(build_dir, binary_path):
+def GetDSYMBundle(options, binary_path):
   """Finds the .dSYM bundle to the binary."""
   if binary_path[0] == '/' or binary_path == '':
     return binary_path
 
   filename = FindBundlePart(binary_path)
+  search_dirs = [options.build_dir, options.libchromiumcontent_dir]
   if filename.endswith(('.dylib', '.framework', '.app')):
-    dsym_path = os.path.join(build_dir, filename) + '.dSYM'
+    for directory in search_dirs:
+      dsym_path = os.path.join(directory, filename) + '.dSYM'
+      if os.path.exists(dsym_path):
+        return dsym_path
 
-  if dsym_path != None and os.path.exists(dsym_path):
-    return dsym_path
-  else:
-    return binary_path
+  return binary_path
 
 
 def Resolve(path, exe_path, loader_path, rpaths):
@@ -176,7 +177,7 @@ def GenerateSymbols(options, binaries):
           print "Generating symbols for %s" % binary
 
       if sys.platform == 'darwin':
-        binary = GetDSYMBundle(options.build_dir, binary)
+        binary = GetDSYMBundle(options, binary)
 
       syms = GetCommandOutput([GetDumpSymsBinary(options.build_dir), '-r', '-c',
                                binary])
@@ -208,6 +209,8 @@ def main():
                     help='The build output directory.')
   parser.add_option('', '--symbols-dir', default='',
                     help='The directory where to write the symbols file.')
+  parser.add_option('', '--libchromiumcontent-dir', default='',
+                    help='The directory where libchromiumcontent is downloaded.')
   parser.add_option('', '--binary', default='',
                     help='The path of the binary to generate symbols for.')
   parser.add_option('', '--clear', default=False, action='store_true',
@@ -228,6 +231,10 @@ def main():
     print "Required option --build-dir missing."
     return 1
 
+  if not options.libchromiumcontent_dir:
+    print "Required option --libchromiumcontent-dir missing."
+    return 1
+
   if not options.binary:
     print "Required option --binary missing."
     return 1