diff --git .gn .gn
index aff8517d72f4..6ad4c7aefdff 100644
--- .gn
+++ .gn
@@ -385,6 +385,8 @@ exec_script_whitelist =
 
       "//chrome/android/webapk/shell_apk/prepare_upload_dir/BUILD.gn",
 
+      "//cef/BUILD.gn",
+
       # TODO(dgn): Layer violation but breaks the build otherwise, see
       # https://crbug.com/474506.
       "//clank/java/BUILD.gn",
diff --git BUILD.gn BUILD.gn
index 4e74a1d6948f..044f4016a2b6 100644
--- BUILD.gn
+++ BUILD.gn
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ group("gn_all") {
 
   if (!is_ios && !is_fuchsia) {
     deps += [
+      "//cef",
       "//chrome/test:telemetry_perf_unittests",
       "//chrome/test:unit_tests",
       "//components:components_browsertests",
diff --git build/config/win/visual_studio_version.gni build/config/win/visual_studio_version.gni
index 982fbe8d3f0d..e757be4688f1 100644
--- build/config/win/visual_studio_version.gni
+++ build/config/win/visual_studio_version.gni
@@ -12,9 +12,8 @@ declare_args() {
   # Currently always "2015".
   visual_studio_version = ""
 
-  # Directory of the Windows driver kit. If visual_studio_path is empty, this
-  # will be auto-filled.
-  wdk_path = ""
+  # Path to Visual Studio runtime libraries.
+  visual_studio_runtime_dirs = ""
 
   # Full path to the Windows SDK, not including a backslash at the end.
   # This value is the default location, override if you have a different
@@ -28,12 +27,11 @@ if (visual_studio_path == "") {
   visual_studio_path = toolchain_data.vs_path
   windows_sdk_path = toolchain_data.sdk_path
   visual_studio_version = toolchain_data.vs_version
-  wdk_path = toolchain_data.wdk_dir
   visual_studio_runtime_dirs = toolchain_data.runtime_dirs
 } else {
   assert(visual_studio_version != "",
          "You must set the visual_studio_version if you set the path")
-  assert(wdk_path != "",
-         "You must set the wdk_path if you set the visual studio path")
-  visual_studio_runtime_dirs = []
+  assert(visual_studio_runtime_dirs != "",
+         "You must set the visual_studio_runtime_dirs if you set the visual " +
+         "studio path")
 }
diff --git chrome/chrome_paks.gni chrome/chrome_paks.gni
index 5a7d02d80a89..dcc77f0e8b33 100644
--- chrome/chrome_paks.gni
+++ chrome/chrome_paks.gni
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 # found in the LICENSE file.
 
 import("//build/config/locales.gni")
+import("//cef/libcef/features/features.gni")
 import("//chrome/browser/buildflags.gni")
 import("//chrome/common/features.gni")
 import("//chromeos/components/media_app_ui/media_app_ui.gni")
@@ -315,6 +316,7 @@ template("chrome_paks") {
     }
   }
 
+  if (!enable_cef) {
   chrome_repack_locales("${target_name}_locales") {
     forward_variables_from(invoker,
                            [
@@ -337,14 +339,17 @@ template("chrome_paks") {
       output_locales = locales
     }
   }
+  }  # !enable_cef
 
   group(target_name) {
     forward_variables_from(invoker, [ "deps" ])
     public_deps = [
       ":${target_name}_100_percent",
       ":${target_name}_extra",
-      ":${target_name}_locales",
     ]
+    if (!enable_cef) {
+      public_deps += [ ":${target_name}_locales" ]
+    }
     if (enable_hidpi) {
       public_deps += [ ":${target_name}_200_percent" ]
     }
diff --git chrome/installer/mini_installer/BUILD.gn chrome/installer/mini_installer/BUILD.gn
index 7c7af8c0d948..c7869c760b12 100644
--- chrome/installer/mini_installer/BUILD.gn
+++ chrome/installer/mini_installer/BUILD.gn
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import("//build/config/compiler/compiler.gni")
 import("//build/config/features.gni")
 import("//build/config/ui.gni")
+import("//cef/libcef/features/features.gni")
 import("//chrome/process_version_rc_template.gni")
 import("//components/nacl/features.gni")
 import("//third_party/ffmpeg/ffmpeg_options.gni")
@@ -139,11 +140,13 @@ template("generate_mini_installer") {
     inputs = [
       "$chrome_dll_file",
       "$root_out_dir/chrome.exe",
-      "$root_out_dir/locales/en-US.pak",
       "$root_out_dir/setup.exe",
       "//chrome/tools/build/win/makecab.py",
       release_file,
     ]
+    if (!enable_cef) {
+      inputs += [ "$root_out_dir/locales/en-US.pak" ]
+    }
 
     outputs = [
       # See also chrome.packed.7z conditionally added below.