diff --git a/src/build/config/sysroot.gni b/src/build/config/sysroot.gni
index 31547120af..a621bbb54e 100644
--- a/src/build/config/sysroot.gni
+++ b/src/build/config/sysroot.gni
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ declare_args() {
                 current_cpu == "mipsel" || current_cpu == "mips64el"
 }
 
+if (current_toolchain == host_toolchain) {
+  sysroot = ""
+}
+
 if (sysroot == "") {
   if (current_os == target_os && current_cpu == target_cpu &&
       target_sysroot != "") {