diff --git a/tools/gn_args.py b/tools/gn_args.py
index 11e8d96dd..ce850bcb5 100644
--- a/tools/gn_args.py
+++ b/tools/gn_args.py
@@ -503,6 +503,10 @@ def GetConfigArgsSandbox(platform, args, is_debug, cpu):
     # Allow non-component Debug builds for the sandbox.
     add_args['forbid_non_component_debug_builds'] = False
 
+  if not is_debug:
+    # Disable DCHECKs in Release builds.
+    add_args['dcheck_always_on'] = False
+
   result = MergeDicts(args, add_args, {
       'is_debug': is_debug,
       'target_cpu': cpu,