diff --git a/webrtc.gni b/webrtc.gni
index 4b3ce8635f..c6509c837b 100644
--- a/webrtc.gni
+++ b/webrtc.gni
@@ -356,7 +356,10 @@ webrtc_root = get_path_info(".", "abspath")
 rtc_common_configs = [ webrtc_root + ":common_config" ]
 
 if (is_mac || is_ios) {
-  rtc_common_configs += [ "//build/config/compiler:enable_arc" ]
+  if (filter_include(default_compiler_configs,
+                     [ "//build/config/compiler:enable_arc" ]) == []) {
+    rtc_common_configs += [ "//build/config/compiler:enable_arc" ]
+  }
 }
 
 # Global public configuration that should be applied to all WebRTC targets. You