diff --git a/modules/skcms/BUILD.gn b/modules/skcms/BUILD.gn
index 5d037a94c9..0ef92c4762 100644
--- a/modules/skcms/BUILD.gn
+++ b/modules/skcms/BUILD.gn
@@ -85,12 +85,22 @@ static_library("skcms") {
   if (!is_win || is_clang) {
     cflags += [ "-std=c11" ]
   }
+
+  defines = []
   if (target_cpu != "x64" || target_os == "android") {
-    defines = [
+    defines += [
       "SKCMS_DISABLE_HSW",
       "SKCMS_DISABLE_SKX",
     ]
   }
+
+  if (is_component_build) {
+    defines += [
+      "SKCMS_DLL",
+      "SKCMS_IMPLEMENTATION=1",
+    ]
+  }
+
   public = skcms_public_headers
   sources = skcms_public + skcms_TransformBaseline
   deps = [