diff --git a/build/compiled_action.gni b/build/compiled_action.gni
index 562eb84332..5c2fe481fe 100644
--- a/build/compiled_action.gni
+++ b/build/compiled_action.gni
@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@ template("compiled_action") {
     if (defined(invoker.testonly)) {
       testonly = invoker.testonly
     }
+    if (defined(invoker.pool)) {
+      pool = invoker.pool
+    }
 
     script = "//build/gn_run_binary.py"
 
@@ -142,6 +145,9 @@ template("compiled_action_foreach") {
     if (defined(invoker.visibility)) {
       visibility = invoker.visibility
     }
+    if (defined(invoker.pool)) {
+      pool = invoker.pool
+    }
 
     script = "//build/gn_run_binary.py"
     sources = invoker.sources