diff --git a/config/features.gni b/config/features.gni
index a618825b7..5970a728f 100644
--- a/config/features.gni
+++ b/config/features.gni
@@ -164,3 +164,8 @@ enable_chromevox_next = false
 
 # Use brlapi from brltty for braille display support.
 use_brlapi = is_chromeos
+
+# Option controlling the use of GConf (the classic GNOME configuration
+# system).
+# TODO(GYP) also require !embedded to enable.
+use_gconf = is_linux && !is_chromeos
diff --git a/config/linux/BUILD.gn b/config/linux/BUILD.gn
index f26b5101d..ed13b18fa 100644
--- a/config/linux/BUILD.gn
+++ b/config/linux/BUILD.gn
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ pkg_config("gtk") {
   packages = [ "gmodule-2.0", "gtk+-2.0", "gthread-2.0" ]
 }
 
+pkg_config("gtkprint") {
+  packages = [ "gtk+-unix-print-2.0" ]
+}
+
 pkg_config("pangocairo") {
   packages = [ "pangocairo" ]
 }