diff --git a/common.gypi b/common.gypi
index 77e375df7..6f40a2ca9 100644
--- a/common.gypi
+++ b/common.gypi
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@
         # on gnome-keyring. If that dependency is disabled, no gnome-keyring
         # support will be available. This option is useful
         # for Linux distributions and for Aura.
-        ['chromeos==1 or use_aura==1', {
+        ['OS!="linux" or chromeos==1 or use_aura==1', {
           'use_gnome_keyring%': 0,
         }, {
           'use_gnome_keyring%': 1,