diff --git a/PRESUBMIT.py b/PRESUBMIT.py
index 27facadb61..e1c9b8e92e 100755
--- a/PRESUBMIT.py
+++ b/PRESUBMIT.py
@@ -352,7 +352,8 @@ def CheckAbseilDependencies(input_api, gn_files, output_api):
   target_types_to_check = [
     'rtc_library',
     'rtc_source_set',
-    'rtc_static_library'
+    'rtc_static_library',
+    'webrtc_fuzzer_test',
   ]
   error_msg = ('Abseil dependencies in target "%s" (file: %s) '
               'should be moved to the "absl_deps" parameter.')
diff --git a/test/fuzzers/BUILD.gn b/test/fuzzers/BUILD.gn
index 87a957e55f..203490f417 100644
--- a/test/fuzzers/BUILD.gn
+++ b/test/fuzzers/BUILD.gn
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ rtc_library("fuzz_data_helper") {
   visibility = [ ":*" ]  # Only targets in this file can depend on this.
 }
 
+set_defaults("webrtc_fuzzer_test") {
+  absl_deps = []
+}
+
 template("webrtc_fuzzer_test") {
   fuzzer_test(target_name) {
     forward_variables_from(invoker, "*")
@@ -47,6 +51,21 @@ template("webrtc_fuzzer_test") {
       ":fuzz_data_helper",
       ":webrtc_fuzzer_main",
     ]
+
+    # If absl_deps is [], no action is needed. If not [], then it needs to be
+    # converted to //third_party/abseil-cpp:absl when build_with_chromium=true
+    # otherwise it just needs to be added to deps.
+    if (absl_deps != []) {
+      if (!defined(deps)) {
+        deps = []
+      }
+      if (build_with_chromium) {
+        deps += [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp:absl" ]
+      } else {
+        deps += absl_deps
+      }
+    }
+
     if (!build_with_chromium && is_clang) {
       suppressed_configs = [ "//build/config/clang:find_bad_constructs" ]
     }
@@ -194,10 +213,8 @@ webrtc_fuzzer_test("rtcp_receiver_fuzzer") {
 
 webrtc_fuzzer_test("rtp_packet_fuzzer") {
   sources = [ "rtp_packet_fuzzer.cc" ]
-  deps = [
-    "../../modules/rtp_rtcp:rtp_rtcp_format",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
-  ]
+  deps = [ "../../modules/rtp_rtcp:rtp_rtcp_format" ]
+  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
   seed_corpus = "corpora/rtp-corpus"
 }
 
@@ -461,8 +478,8 @@ webrtc_fuzzer_test("audio_processing_fuzzer") {
     "../../rtc_base:rtc_task_queue",
     "../../rtc_base:safe_minmax",
     "../../system_wrappers:field_trial",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
   ]
+  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory" ]
   seed_corpus = "corpora/audio_processing-corpus"
 }
 
diff --git a/webrtc.gni b/webrtc.gni
index e5fddfae8f..680762f3a1 100644
--- a/webrtc.gni
+++ b/webrtc.gni
@@ -532,8 +532,8 @@ template("rtc_source_set") {
       public_configs += invoker.public_configs
     }
 
-    # If absl_deps if [], no action is needed. If not [], then if needs to be
-    # converted to //third_party/abseil-cpp:absl if is_component_build=true
+    # If absl_deps is [], no action is needed. If not [], then it needs to be
+    # converted to //third_party/abseil-cpp:absl when build_with_chromium=true
     # otherwise it just needs to be added to deps.
     if (absl_deps != []) {
       if (!defined(deps)) {
@@ -621,8 +621,8 @@ template("rtc_static_library") {
       public_configs += invoker.public_configs
     }
 
-    # If absl_deps if [], no action is needed. If not [], then if needs to be
-    # converted to //third_party/abseil-cpp:absl if is_component_build=true
+    # If absl_deps is [], no action is needed. If not [], then it needs to be
+    # converted to //third_party/abseil-cpp:absl when build_with_chromium=true
     # otherwise it just needs to be added to deps.
     if (absl_deps != []) {
       if (!defined(deps)) {
@@ -747,8 +747,8 @@ template("rtc_library") {
       public_configs += invoker.public_configs
     }
 
-    # If absl_deps if [], no action is needed. If not [], then if needs to be
-    # converted to //third_party/abseil-cpp:absl if is_component_build=true
+    # If absl_deps is [], no action is needed. If not [], then it needs to be
+    # converted to //third_party/abseil-cpp:absl when build_with_chromium=true
     # otherwise it just needs to be added to deps.
     if (absl_deps != []) {
       if (!defined(deps)) {