diff --git a/BUILD.gn b/BUILD.gn
index 443694d880..d0ba5ed04e 100644
--- a/BUILD.gn
+++ b/BUILD.gn
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ config("internal_config") {
 
   defines = []
 
-  if (is_component_build) {
+  if (is_component_build || is_electron_build) {
     defines += [ "BUILDING_V8_SHARED" ]
   }
 }
@@ -3138,6 +3138,8 @@ if (v8_use_snapshot && current_toolchain == v8_snapshot_toolchain) {
 
     configs = [ ":internal_config" ]
 
+    configs += [ "//electron/build/config:build_time_executable" ]
+
     deps = [
       ":v8_base",
       ":v8_init",