diff --git a/tools/gn b/tools/gn
index 2b8e94f3363fe..7b218ff116802 100755
--- a/tools/gn
+++ b/tools/gn
@@ -232,6 +232,8 @@ def to_gn_args(args):
   gn_args['skia_use_wuffs'] = True
   gn_args['skia_use_expat'] = args.target_os == 'android'
   gn_args['skia_use_fontconfig'] = args.enable_fontconfig
+  gn_args['skia_use_legacy_layer_bounds'
+         ] = True  # Temporary: See skbug.com/12083, skbug.com/12303.
 
   if args.enable_skshaper:
     gn_args['skia_use_icu'] = True