diff --git a/BUILD.gn b/BUILD.gn
index fec387d31e..05c38bc3ca 100644
--- a/BUILD.gn
+++ b/BUILD.gn
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ declare_args() {
 
   # Enable the experimental V8 sandbox.
   # Sets -DV8_SANDBOX.
-  v8_enable_sandbox = false
+  v8_enable_sandbox = ""
 
   # Enable external pointer sandboxing. Requires v8_enable_sandbox.
   # Sets -DV8_SANDBOXED_EXTERNAL_POINRTERS.
@@ -421,13 +421,10 @@ if (v8_enable_short_builtin_calls == "") {
       v8_current_cpu == "x64" || (!is_android && v8_current_cpu == "arm64")
 }
 if (v8_enable_external_code_space == "") {
-  # Can't use !is_android here, because Torque toolchain is affected by
-  # the value of this flag but actually runs on the host side.
   v8_enable_external_code_space =
       v8_enable_pointer_compression &&
       (v8_current_cpu == "x64" ||
-       (target_os != "android" && target_os != "fuchsia" &&
-        v8_current_cpu == "arm64"))
+       (target_os != "fuchsia" && v8_current_cpu == "arm64"))
 }
 if (v8_enable_maglev == "") {
   v8_enable_maglev = v8_current_cpu == "x64" && v8_enable_pointer_compression
@@ -493,10 +490,12 @@ if (v8_enable_shared_ro_heap == "") {
                              v8_enable_pointer_compression_shared_cage
 }
 
-# Enable the v8 sandbox on 64-bit Chromium builds.
-if (build_with_chromium && v8_enable_pointer_compression_shared_cage &&
-    v8_enable_external_code_space) {
-  v8_enable_sandbox = true
+if (v8_enable_sandbox == "") {
+  # TODO(saelo, v8:11880) remove dependency on v8_enable_external_code_space
+  # once that is enabled everywhere by default.
+  v8_enable_sandbox =
+      build_with_chromium && v8_enable_pointer_compression_shared_cage &&
+      v8_enable_external_code_space
 }
 
 # Enable all available sandbox features if sandbox future is enabled.