diff --git a/BUILD.gn b/BUILD.gn
index 77d596e1..3351fd3e 100644
--- a/BUILD.gn
+++ b/BUILD.gn
@@ -33,6 +33,19 @@
 
 import("//build_overrides/glslang.gni")
 
+# Both Chromium and Fuchsia use by default a set of warning errors
+# that is far too strict to compile this project. These are also
+# typically appended after |cflags|, overriding target-specific
+# definitions. To work around this, determine which configs to
+# add and remove in order to succesfully build the project.
+if (defined(is_fuchsia_tree) && is_fuchsia_tree) {
+  _configs_to_remove = [ "//build/config:default_warnings" ]
+  _configs_to_add = []
+} else {
+  _configs_to_remove = [ "//build/config/compiler:chromium_code" ]
+  _configs_to_add = [ "//build/config/compiler:no_chromium_code" ]
+}
+
 spirv_tools_dir = glslang_spirv_tools_dir
 
 config("glslang_public") {
@@ -182,8 +195,8 @@ source_set("glslang_sources") {
     "${spirv_tools_dir}:spvtools_val",
   ]
 
-  configs -= [ "//build/config/compiler:chromium_code" ]
-  configs += [ "//build/config/compiler:no_chromium_code" ]
+  configs -= _configs_to_remove
+  configs += _configs_to_add
 }
 
 source_set("glslang_default_resource_limits_sources") {
@@ -196,8 +209,8 @@ source_set("glslang_default_resource_limits_sources") {
   ]
   public_configs = [ ":glslang_public" ]
 
-  configs -= [ "//build/config/compiler:chromium_code" ]
-  configs += [ "//build/config/compiler:no_chromium_code" ]
+  configs -= _configs_to_remove
+  configs += _configs_to_add
 }
 
 executable("glslang_validator") {
@@ -214,8 +227,8 @@ executable("glslang_validator") {
     ":glslang_sources",
   ]
 
-  configs -= [ "//build/config/compiler:chromium_code" ]
-  configs += [ "//build/config/compiler:no_chromium_code" ]
+  configs -= _configs_to_remove
+  configs += _configs_to_add
 }
 
 executable("spirv-remap") {
@@ -227,6 +240,6 @@ executable("spirv-remap") {
     ":glslang_sources",
   ]
 
-  configs -= [ "//build/config/compiler:chromium_code" ]
-  configs += [ "//build/config/compiler:no_chromium_code" ]
+  configs -= _configs_to_remove
+  configs += _configs_to_add
 }