diff --git a/build/crashpad_buildconfig.gni b/build/crashpad_buildconfig.gni
index 51b99c3b..7244afa3 100644
--- a/build/crashpad_buildconfig.gni
+++ b/build/crashpad_buildconfig.gni
@@ -34,6 +34,29 @@ crashpad_is_in_dart = crashpad_dependencies == "dart"
 crashpad_is_external = crashpad_dependencies == "external"
 crashpad_is_standalone = crashpad_dependencies == "standalone"
 
+# This is the parent directory that contains the mini_chromium source dir.
+# This variable is not used when crashpad_is_in_chromium.
+if (crashpad_is_external || crashpad_is_in_dart) {
+  # External and Dart SDK builds assume crashpad and mini_chromium are peers.
+  mini_chromium_source_parent = "../mini_chromium"
+} else if (crashpad_is_in_fuchsia) {
+  mini_chromium_source_parent = "../third_party/mini_chromium"
+} else {
+  mini_chromium_source_parent = "../third_party/mini_chromium"
+}
+
+# This is the source directory of mini_chromium (what is checked out).
+_mini_chromium_source_root = "$mini_chromium_source_parent/mini_chromium"
+
+# This references the mini_chromium location for importing GN files.
+if (crashpad_is_external || crashpad_is_in_dart) {
+  mini_chromium_import_root = "../../$_mini_chromium_source_root"
+} else if (crashpad_is_in_fuchsia) {
+  mini_chromium_import_root = _mini_chromium_source_root
+} else {
+  mini_chromium_import_root = _mini_chromium_source_root
+}
+
 if (crashpad_is_in_chromium) {
   crashpad_is_mac = is_mac
   crashpad_is_ios = is_ios
@@ -46,16 +69,8 @@ if (crashpad_is_in_chromium) {
 
   crashpad_is_clang = is_clang
 } else {
-  # External and Dart SDK builds assume crashpad and mini_chromium are peers.
-  if (crashpad_is_external || crashpad_is_in_dart) {
-    import("../../../mini_chromium/mini_chromium/build/compiler.gni")
-    import("../../../mini_chromium/mini_chromium/build/platform.gni")
-  } else {
-    # Both standalone and in Fuchsia tree use mini_chromium, and it's mapped
-    # into the same location in both cases.
-    import("../third_party/mini_chromium/mini_chromium/build/compiler.gni")
-    import("../third_party/mini_chromium/mini_chromium/build/platform.gni")
-  }
+  import("$mini_chromium_import_root/build/compiler.gni")
+
   crashpad_is_mac = mini_chromium_is_mac
   crashpad_is_ios = mini_chromium_is_ios
   crashpad_is_win = mini_chromium_is_win
diff --git a/client/BUILD.gn b/client/BUILD.gn
index a53ac468..5cf5532e 100644
--- a/client/BUILD.gn
+++ b/client/BUILD.gn
@@ -66,13 +66,13 @@ crashpad_static_library("client") {
 
   public_deps = [
     ":common",
-    "../third_party/mini_chromium:base",
+    "$mini_chromium_source_parent:base",
     "../util",
   ]
 
   deps = [
     ":common",
-    "../third_party/mini_chromium:chromeos_buildflags",
+    "$mini_chromium_source_parent:chromeos_buildflags",
   ]
 
   if (crashpad_is_win) {
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ static_library("common") {
 
   public_configs = [ "..:crashpad_config" ]
   public_deps = [
-    "../third_party/mini_chromium:base",
+    "$mini_chromium_source_parent:base",
     "../util",
   ]
   deps = [ "../util" ]
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ source_set("client_test") {
     "../test",
     "../third_party/googletest:googlemock",
     "../third_party/googletest:googletest",
-    "../third_party/mini_chromium:base",
+    "$mini_chromium_source_parent:base",
     "../util",
   ]
 
diff --git a/compat/BUILD.gn b/compat/BUILD.gn
index 91c437d0..8d76325d 100644
--- a/compat/BUILD.gn
+++ b/compat/BUILD.gn
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ compat_target("compat") {
   ]
 
   if (!crashpad_is_win) {
-    public_deps = [ "../third_party/mini_chromium:base" ]
+    public_deps = [ "$mini_chromium_source_parent:base" ]
   }
 
   deps = [ "../util:no_cfi_icall" ]
diff --git a/minidump/BUILD.gn b/minidump/BUILD.gn
index 459fd6b7..515ec0f3 100644
--- a/minidump/BUILD.gn
+++ b/minidump/BUILD.gn
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ crashpad_static_library("minidump") {
 
   deps = [
     "../snapshot",
-    "../third_party/mini_chromium:base",
+    "$mini_chromium_source_parent:base",
     "../util",
   ]
 
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ static_library("format") {
 
   deps = [
     "../snapshot:context",
-    "../third_party/mini_chromium:base",
+    "$mini_chromium_source_parent:base",
     "../util",
   ]
 }
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ static_library("test_support") {
     "../snapshot:test_support",
     "../test",
     "../third_party/googletest:googletest",
-    "../third_party/mini_chromium:base",
+    "$mini_chromium_source_parent:base",
     "../util",
   ]
 
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ source_set("minidump_test") {
     "../snapshot:test_support",
     "../test",
     "../third_party/googletest:googletest",
-    "../third_party/mini_chromium:base",
+    "$mini_chromium_source_parent:base",
     "../util",
   ]
 
diff --git a/snapshot/BUILD.gn b/snapshot/BUILD.gn
index 2d613b6f..8b26e14a 100644
--- a/snapshot/BUILD.gn
+++ b/snapshot/BUILD.gn
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ crashpad_static_library("snapshot") {
     "../client:common",
     "../compat",
     "../minidump:format",
-    "../third_party/mini_chromium:base",
+    "$mini_chromium_source_parent:base",
     "../util",
   ]
 
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ static_library("context") {
   public_configs = [ "..:crashpad_config" ]
 
   deps = [
-    "../third_party/mini_chromium:base",
+    "$mini_chromium_source_parent:base",
     "../util",
   ]
 
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ if (crashpad_is_linux) {
 
     deps = [
       ":snapshot",
-      "../third_party/mini_chromium:base",
+      "$mini_chromium_source_parent:base",
       "../util:util",
     ]
     seed_corpus = "elf/elf_image_reader_fuzzer_corpus"
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ static_library("test_support") {
 
   deps = [
     "../compat",
-    "../third_party/mini_chromium:base",
+    "$mini_chromium_source_parent:base",
     "../util",
   ]
 
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ source_set("snapshot_test") {
     "../test",
     "../third_party/googletest:googlemock",
     "../third_party/googletest:googletest",
-    "../third_party/mini_chromium:base",
+    "$mini_chromium_source_parent:base",
     "../util",
   ]
 
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ crashpad_loadable_module("crashpad_snapshot_test_module") {
   sources = [ "crashpad_info_client_options_test_module.cc" ]
   deps = [
     "../client",
-    "../third_party/mini_chromium:base",
+    "$mini_chromium_source_parent:base",
   ]
 }
 
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ crashpad_loadable_module("crashpad_snapshot_test_module_large") {
   }
 
   defines = [ "CRASHPAD_INFO_SIZE_TEST_MODULE_LARGE" ]
-  deps += [ "../third_party/mini_chromium:base" ]
+  deps += [ "$mini_chromium_source_parent:base" ]
 }
 
 crashpad_loadable_module("crashpad_snapshot_test_module_small") {
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ crashpad_loadable_module("crashpad_snapshot_test_module_small") {
   }
 
   defines = [ "CRASHPAD_INFO_SIZE_TEST_MODULE_SMALL" ]
-  deps += [ "../third_party/mini_chromium:base" ]
+  deps += [ "$mini_chromium_source_parent:base" ]
 }
 
 if ((crashpad_is_linux || crashpad_is_android || crashpad_is_fuchsia) &&
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ if (crashpad_is_win) {
     deps = [
       "../client",
       "../compat",
-      "../third_party/mini_chromium:base",
+      "$mini_chromium_source_parent:base",
     ]
   }
 
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ if (crashpad_is_win) {
     deps = [
       "../client",
       "../compat",
-      "../third_party/mini_chromium:base",
+      "$mini_chromium_source_parent:base",
       "../util",
     ]
   }
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ if (crashpad_is_win) {
     deps = [
       "../client",
       "../compat",
-      "../third_party/mini_chromium:base",
+      "$mini_chromium_source_parent:base",
       "../util",
     ]
   }
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ if (crashpad_is_win) {
     deps = [
       "../client",
       "../compat",
-      "../third_party/mini_chromium:base",
+      "$mini_chromium_source_parent:base",
     ]
   }
 
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ if (crashpad_is_win) {
     deps = [
       "../client",
       "../compat",
-      "../third_party/mini_chromium:base",
+      "$mini_chromium_source_parent:base",
       "../util",
     ]
     if (crashpad_is_in_chromium) {
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ if (crashpad_is_win) {
     sources = [ "win/crashpad_snapshot_test_image_reader_module.cc" ]
     deps = [
       "../client",
-      "../third_party/mini_chromium:base",
+      "$mini_chromium_source_parent:base",
     ]
     if (crashpad_is_in_chromium) {
       if (symbol_level == 0) {
diff --git a/test/BUILD.gn b/test/BUILD.gn
index 93485740..dfc84d16 100644
--- a/test/BUILD.gn
+++ b/test/BUILD.gn
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ static_library("test") {
   deps = [
     "../compat",
     "../third_party/googletest:googletest",
-    "../third_party/mini_chromium:base",
+    "$mini_chromium_source_parent:base",
     "../util",
   ]
 
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ source_set("test_test") {
     "../compat",
     "../third_party/googletest:googlemock",
     "../third_party/googletest:googletest",
-    "../third_party/mini_chromium:base",
+    "$mini_chromium_source_parent:base",
     "../util",
   ]
 
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ if (!crashpad_is_ios) {
   crashpad_executable("crashpad_test_test_multiprocess_exec_test_child") {
     sources = [ "multiprocess_exec_test_child.cc" ]
 
-    deps = [ "../third_party/mini_chromium:base" ]
+    deps = [ "$mini_chromium_source_parent:base" ]
   }
 }
 
@@ -232,8 +232,8 @@ static_library("googlemock_main") {
     ":test",
     "../third_party/googletest:googlemock",
     "../third_party/googletest:googletest",
-    "../third_party/mini_chromium:base",
-    "../third_party/mini_chromium:base_test_support",
+    "$mini_chromium_source_parent:base",
+    "$mini_chromium_source_parent:base_test_support",
   ]
   if (crashpad_is_android) {
     deps += [ "../util" ]
@@ -251,8 +251,8 @@ static_library("googletest_main") {
   deps = [
     ":test",
     "../third_party/googletest:googletest",
-    "../third_party/mini_chromium:base",
-    "../third_party/mini_chromium:base_test_support",
+    "$mini_chromium_source_parent:base",
+    "$mini_chromium_source_parent:base_test_support",
   ]
   if (crashpad_is_android) {
     deps += [ "../util" ]
diff --git a/test/ios/BUILD.gn b/test/ios/BUILD.gn
index 59dd35d5..4ba4ec4f 100644
--- a/test/ios/BUILD.gn
+++ b/test/ios/BUILD.gn
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ source_set("google_test_runner") {
     "../../build:ios_enable_arc",
     "../../build:ios_xctest",
     "../../test/ios:google_test_runner_shared_headers",
-    "../../third_party/mini_chromium:base",
+    "../$mini_chromium_source_parent:base",
   ]
   frameworks = [ "UIKit.framework" ]
 }
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ source_set("google_test_setup") {
     ":google_test_runner_shared_headers",
     "../../build:ios_enable_arc",
     "../../third_party/googletest:googletest",
-    "../../third_party/mini_chromium:base",
+    "../$mini_chromium_source_parent:base",
   ]
   frameworks = [ "UIKit.framework" ]
 }
diff --git a/third_party/mini_chromium/BUILD.gn b/third_party/mini_chromium/BUILD.gn
index c1eb5885..26661113 100644
--- a/third_party/mini_chromium/BUILD.gn
+++ b/third_party/mini_chromium/BUILD.gn
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ import("../../build/crashpad_buildconfig.gni")
 group("base") {
   if (crashpad_is_in_chromium) {
     public_deps = [ "//base" ]
-  } else if (crashpad_is_standalone || crashpad_is_in_fuchsia) {
+  } else if (crashpad_is_standalone) {
+    public_deps = [ "mini_chromium/base" ]
+  } else if (crashpad_is_in_fuchsia) {
     public_deps = [ "mini_chromium/base" ]
   } else if (crashpad_is_external) {
     public_deps = [ "../../../../mini_chromium/mini_chromium/base" ]
diff --git a/tools/BUILD.gn b/tools/BUILD.gn
index 7da109bc..91e20a03 100644
--- a/tools/BUILD.gn
+++ b/tools/BUILD.gn
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ source_set("tool_support") {
 
   public_configs = [ "..:crashpad_config" ]
 
-  deps = [ "../third_party/mini_chromium:base" ]
+  deps = [ "$mini_chromium_source_parent:base" ]
 }
 
 if (!crashpad_is_ios) {
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ if (!crashpad_is_ios) {
       "../build:default_exe_manifest_win",
       "../client",
       "../compat",
-      "../third_party/mini_chromium:base",
+      "$mini_chromium_source_parent:base",
       "../util",
     ]
   }
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ if (!crashpad_is_ios) {
       ":tool_support",
       "../build:default_exe_manifest_win",
       "../compat",
-      "../third_party/mini_chromium:base",
+      "$mini_chromium_source_parent:base",
       "../util",
     ]
   }
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ crashpad_executable("base94_encoder") {
   deps = [
     ":tool_support",
     "../build:default_exe_manifest_win",
-    "../third_party/mini_chromium:base",
+    "$mini_chromium_source_parent:base",
     "../util",
   ]
 }
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ if (!crashpad_is_fuchsia && !crashpad_is_ios) {
       "../compat",
       "../minidump",
       "../snapshot",
-      "../third_party/mini_chromium:base",
+      "$mini_chromium_source_parent:base",
       "../util",
     ]
 
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ if (crashpad_is_mac || crashpad_is_fuchsia) {
       ":tool_support",
       "../client",
       "../compat",
-      "../third_party/mini_chromium:base",
+      "$mini_chromium_source_parent:base",
       "../util",
     ]
   }
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ if (crashpad_is_mac) {
     deps = [
       ":tool_support",
       "../compat",
-      "../third_party/mini_chromium:base",
+      "$mini_chromium_source_parent:base",
       "../util",
     ]
   }
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ if (crashpad_is_mac) {
     deps = [
       ":tool_support",
       "../compat",
-      "../third_party/mini_chromium:base",
+      "$mini_chromium_source_parent:base",
       "../util",
     ]
   }
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ if (crashpad_is_mac) {
     deps = [
       ":tool_support",
       "../compat",
-      "../third_party/mini_chromium:base",
+      "$mini_chromium_source_parent:base",
       "../util",
     ]
   }
diff --git a/util/BUILD.gn b/util/BUILD.gn
index d9a33a22..dfb1a9a0 100644
--- a/util/BUILD.gn
+++ b/util/BUILD.gn
@@ -22,10 +22,8 @@ if (crashpad_is_in_chromium) {
 if (crashpad_is_mac || crashpad_is_ios) {
   if (crashpad_is_in_chromium || crashpad_is_in_fuchsia) {
     import("//build/config/sysroot.gni")
-  } else if (crashpad_is_external) {
-    import("../../../mini_chromium/mini_chromium/build/sysroot.gni")
   } else {
-    import("//third_party/mini_chromium/mini_chromium/build/sysroot.gni")
+    import("$mini_chromium_import_root/build/sysroot.gni")
   }
 
   action_foreach("mig") {
@@ -610,8 +608,8 @@ crashpad_static_library("util") {
   ]
 
   deps += [
-    "../third_party/mini_chromium:base",
-    "../third_party/mini_chromium:chromeos_buildflags",
+    "$mini_chromium_source_parent:base",
+    "$mini_chromium_source_parent:chromeos_buildflags",
   ]
 
   if (crashpad_is_mac || crashpad_is_ios) {
@@ -664,11 +662,12 @@ if (!crashpad_is_android && !crashpad_is_ios) {
     deps = [
       ":util",
       "../third_party/cpp-httplib",
-      "../third_party/mini_chromium:base",
+      "$mini_chromium_source_parent:base",
       "../third_party/zlib",
       "../tools:tool_support",
     ]
 
+    # TODO(b/189353575): make these relocatable using $mini_chromium_ variables
     if (crashpad_is_standalone) {
       remove_configs = [ "//third_party/mini_chromium/mini_chromium/build/config:Wexit_time_destructors" ]
     } else if (crashpad_is_external) {
@@ -699,7 +698,7 @@ if (!crashpad_is_android && !crashpad_is_ios) {
 source_set("no_cfi_icall") {
   sources = [ "misc/no_cfi_icall.h" ]
   public_configs = [ "..:crashpad_config" ]
-  public_deps = [ "../third_party/mini_chromium:build" ]
+  public_deps = [ "$mini_chromium_source_parent:build" ]
 }
 
 source_set("util_test") {
@@ -876,7 +875,7 @@ source_set("util_test") {
     "../test",
     "../third_party/googletest:googlemock",
     "../third_party/googletest:googletest",
-    "../third_party/mini_chromium:base",
+    "$mini_chromium_source_parent:base",
     "../third_party/zlib",
   ]