diff --git a/third_party/CMakeLists.txt b/third_party/CMakeLists.txt
index ab6ffab..e8e1d26 100644
--- a/third_party/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/third_party/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -52,10 +52,10 @@
 
 if (NOT TARGET libtint)
     message(STATUS "Dawn: using Tint at ${DAWN_TINT_DIR}")
-    # TODO(crbug.com/tint/1217): Tint expects glslang for validation when
-    # building the GLSL writer, but currently Dawn does not provide this
-    # third_party dependency. Disable the GLSL writer for now.
-    set(TINT_BUILD_GLSL_WRITER OFF)
+    set(TINT_BUILD_GLSL_WRITER ON)
+    # Don't build the samples because they require glslang and Dawn does not
+    # provide this third_party dependency.
+    set(TINT_BUILD_SAMPLES OFF)
     # TODO(crbug.com/tint/455): Tint does not currently build with CMake when
     # BUILD_SHARED_LIBS=1, so always build it as static for now.
     set(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS_SAVED ${BUILD_SHARED_LIBS})