diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 90c0179..5da649a 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ def build_skia(build_base):
     log.info("building 'skia' library")
     build_dir = os.path.join(build_base, skia_dir)
     build_skia_py = os.path.join(skia_builder_dir, "build_skia.py")
-    build_cmd = [sys.executable, build_skia_py, build_dir]
+    build_cmd = [sys.executable, build_skia_py, "--no-sync-deps", "--no-fetch-gn", "--gn-path", "/usr/bin/gn", "--no-virtualenv", build_dir]
 
     if inside_sdist:
         build_cmd.append("--no-sync-deps")