diff --git a/base/base.gyp b/base/base.gyp
index 629e23f880fa84..8c3dfce666d83e 100644
--- a/base/base.gyp
+++ b/base/base.gyp
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@
       'target_name': 'base_static',
       'type': 'static_library',
       'sources': [
+        'base_switches.cc',
+        'base_switches.h',
         'win/pe_image.cc',
         'win/pe_image.h',
       ],
@@ -75,6 +77,8 @@
       'target_name': 'base_static_win64',
       'type': 'static_library',
       'sources': [
+        'base_switches.cc',
+        'base_switches.h',
         'win/pe_image.cc',
         'win/pe_image.h',
       ],
diff --git a/base/base.gypi b/base/base.gypi
index 36e609ec6733b8..49e931a4d59061 100644
--- a/base/base.gypi
+++ b/base/base.gypi
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@
           'base_paths_linux.cc',
           'base_paths_win.cc',
           'base_paths_win.h',
-          'base_switches.cc',
-          'base_switches.h',
           'basictypes.h',
           'bind.h',
           'bind_helpers.h',
@@ -436,9 +434,13 @@
         'base_target': 1,
       },
       'dependencies': [
+        'base_static',
         '../third_party/modp_b64/modp_b64.gyp:modp_b64',
         'third_party/dynamic_annotations/dynamic_annotations.gyp:dynamic_annotations',
       ],
+      'export_dependent_settings': [
+        'third_party/dynamic_annotations/dynamic_annotations.gyp:dynamic_annotations',
+      ],
       # TODO(gregoryd): direct_dependent_settings should be shared with the
       #  64-bit target, but it doesn't work due to a bug in gyp
       'direct_dependent_settings': {
@@ -518,21 +520,18 @@
             ],
           },
         }],
-        [ 'OS == "win"', {
-          'dependencies': ['base_static'],
-        },
-        {  # else OS != WIN
-          'dependencies': ['../third_party/libevent/libevent.gyp:libevent'],
-          'sources!': [
-            'third_party/purify/pure_api.c',
-            'event_recorder.cc',
-            'resource_util.cc',
-          ],
+        [ 'OS != "win"', {
+            'dependencies': ['../third_party/libevent/libevent.gyp:libevent'],
+            'sources!': [
+              'third_party/purify/pure_api.c',
+              'event_recorder.cc',
+              'resource_util.cc',
+            ],
         },],
         [ 'component=="shared_library"', {
           'defines': [
             'BASE_DLL',
-            'BASE_IMPLEMENTATION',
+            'BASE_IMPLEMENTATION=1',
           ],
           'conditions': [
             ['OS=="win"', {
diff --git a/base/base_switches.h b/base/base_switches.h
index 3c70117928813f..c261b4a25957d4 100644
--- a/base/base_switches.h
+++ b/base/base_switches.h
@@ -8,21 +8,19 @@
 #define BASE_BASE_SWITCHES_H_
 #pragma once
 
-#include "base/base_api.h"
-
 namespace switches {
 
-BASE_API extern const char kDebugOnStart[];
-BASE_API extern const char kDisableBreakpad[];
-BASE_API extern const char kEnableDCHECK[];
-BASE_API extern const char kFullMemoryCrashReport[];
-BASE_API extern const char kLocalePak[];
-BASE_API extern const char kNoErrorDialogs[];
-BASE_API extern const char kNoMessageBox[];
-BASE_API extern const char kTestChildProcess[];
-BASE_API extern const char kV[];
-BASE_API extern const char kVModule[];
-BASE_API extern const char kWaitForDebugger[];
+extern const char kDebugOnStart[];
+extern const char kDisableBreakpad[];
+extern const char kEnableDCHECK[];
+extern const char kFullMemoryCrashReport[];
+extern const char kLocalePak[];
+extern const char kNoErrorDialogs[];
+extern const char kNoMessageBox[];
+extern const char kTestChildProcess[];
+extern const char kV[];
+extern const char kVModule[];
+extern const char kWaitForDebugger[];
 
 }  // namespace switches