diff --git a/webrtc/build/common.gypi b/webrtc/build/common.gypi
index c232f2b8f..b5fa785a3 100644
--- a/webrtc/build/common.gypi
+++ b/webrtc/build/common.gypi
@@ -161,6 +161,9 @@
           'WEBRTC_MOZILLA_BUILD',
          ],
       }],
+      ['enable_video==1', {
+        'defines': ['WEBRTC_MODULE_UTILITY_VIDEO',],
+      }],
       ['build_with_chromium==1', {
         'defines': [
           # Changes settings for Chromium build.
diff --git a/webrtc/modules/media_file/source/media_file.gypi b/webrtc/modules/media_file/source/media_file.gypi
index 3add36c1b..37df13c5a 100644
--- a/webrtc/modules/media_file/source/media_file.gypi
+++ b/webrtc/modules/media_file/source/media_file.gypi
@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@
       'dependencies': [
         '<(webrtc_root)/system_wrappers/source/system_wrappers.gyp:system_wrappers',
       ],
-      'defines': [
-        'WEBRTC_MODULE_UTILITY_VIDEO', # for compiling support for video recording
-      ],
       'include_dirs': [
         '../interface',
         '../../interface',
@@ -26,9 +23,6 @@
           '../interface',
           '../../interface',
         ],
-        'defines': [
-          'WEBRTC_MODULE_UTILITY_VIDEO',
-        ],
       },
       'sources': [
         '../interface/media_file.h',
diff --git a/webrtc/modules/utility/source/utility.gypi b/webrtc/modules/utility/source/utility.gypi
index 1c9768044..2f09657da 100644
--- a/webrtc/modules/utility/source/utility.gypi
+++ b/webrtc/modules/utility/source/utility.gypi
@@ -39,10 +39,6 @@
       ],
       'conditions': [
         ['enable_video==1', {
-          # Adds support for video recording.
-          'defines': [
-            'WEBRTC_MODULE_UTILITY_VIDEO',
-          ],
           'dependencies': [
             'webrtc_video_coding',
           ],