--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ def build_skia(build_base):
     build_cmd = [sys.executable, build_skia_py, build_dir]
 
     if inside_sdist:
-        build_cmd.append("--no-sync-deps")
+        build_cmd += ["--no-sync-deps", "--no-virtualenv", "--no-fetch-gn", "--gn-path", "/usr/bin/gn"]
 
     env = os.environ
     target_cpu = None
