diff --git a/build_overrides/swiftshader.gni b/build_overrides/swiftshader.gni
index 1674d48..c1442c1 100644
--- a/build_overrides/swiftshader.gni
+++ b/build_overrides/swiftshader.gni
@@ -20,3 +20,7 @@
 
 # Paths to SwiftShader dependencies in Dawn
 swiftshader_spirv_tools_dir = "//third_party/vulkan-deps/spirv-tools/src"
+
+# Forward to ozone_platform_x11 when inside Dawn's repository
+import("../scripts/dawn_features.gni")
+ozone_platform_x11 = dawn_use_x11