diff --git a/test/cctest/cctest.gyp b/test/cctest/cctest.gyp
index c0b5316..5d0cab3 100644
--- a/test/cctest/cctest.gyp
+++ b/test/cctest/cctest.gyp
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
       'target_name': 'cctest',
       'type': 'executable',
       'dependencies': [
-        '../../tools/gyp/v8.gyp:v8',
         'resources',
       ],
       'include_dirs': [
@@ -136,6 +135,20 @@
             'test-platform-win32.cc',
           ],
         }],
+        ['component=="shared_library"', {
+          # cctest can't be built against a shared library, so we need to
+          # depend on the underlying static target in that case.
+          'conditions': [
+            ['v8_use_snapshot=="true"', {
+              'dependencies': ['../../tools/gyp/v8.gyp:v8_snapshot'],
+            },
+            {
+              'dependencies': ['../../tools/gyp/v8.gyp:v8_nosnapshot'],
+            }],
+          ],
+        }, {
+          'dependencies': ['../../tools/gyp/v8.gyp:v8'],
+        }],
       ],
     },
     {