--- a/brave/BUILD.gn
+++ b/brave/BUILD.gn
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import("//brave/build/cargo.gni")
 import("//brave/build/config.gni")
 import("//brave/components/brave_rewards/browser/buildflags/buildflags.gni")
 import("//build/config/locales.gni")
+import("//build/config/sysroot.gni")
 import("//build/config/zip.gni")
 import("//build/util/process_version.gni")
 import("//extensions/buildflags/buildflags.gni")
@@ -216,10 +217,12 @@ group("create_dist") {
     }
   }
   if (is_linux) {
+    if (use_sysroot) {
+        deps += [ "//chrome/installer/linux:$linux_channel" ]
+    }
     deps += [
       ":theme_files",
       "//brave/app/linux:dist_resources",
-      "//chrome/installer/linux:$linux_channel",
     ]
   }
 }
@@ -304,9 +307,12 @@ if (!is_android && !is_ios) {
       ":packed_resources",
       "build/$target_os:brave",
       "//chrome:packed_resources",
-      "//third_party/icu:icudata",
     ]
 
+    if (icu_use_data_file) {
+      deps += [ "//third_party/icu:icudata" ]
+    }
+
     if (!is_mac) {
       sources += [
         "$root_out_dir/$brave_exe",
@@ -315,9 +321,12 @@ if (!is_android && !is_ios) {
         "$root_out_dir/brave_resources.pak",
         "$root_out_dir/chrome_100_percent.pak",
         "$root_out_dir/chrome_200_percent.pak",
-        "$root_out_dir/icudtl.dat",
         "$root_out_dir/resources.pak",
       ]
 
+      if (icu_use_data_file) {
+        sources += [ "$root_out_dir/icudtl.dat" ]
+      }
+
       if (v8_use_external_startup_data) {
         deps += [ "//v8" ]