diff --git a/.gn b/.gn
index fc34662e1a..8edbdf34c5 100644
--- a/.gn
+++ b/.gn
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@ no_check_targets = [
   "//third_party/icu:*",
 ]
 
+default_args = {
+  # Overwrite default args declared in the Fuchsia sdk
+  # Please maintain this in sync with Chromium version in src/.gn
+  fuchsia_target_api_level = 9
+}
+
 # These are the list of GN files that run exec_script. This whitelist exists
 # to force additional review for new uses of exec_script, which is strongly
 # discouraged except for gypi_to_gn calls.