diff --git a/starboard/win/shared/platform_configuration/BUILD.gn b/starboard/win/shared/platform_configuration/BUILD.gn
index 3c1d545036e22..ec9ec17da0986 100644
--- a/starboard/win/shared/platform_configuration/BUILD.gn
+++ b/starboard/win/shared/platform_configuration/BUILD.gn
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ config("platform_configuration") {
     # Suppress import library warning caused by the win32/posix_emu
     "/ignore:4286",
   ]
+  if (is_qa || is_gold || !cobalt_fastbuild) {
+    ldflags += [ "/DEBUG:FASTLINK" ]
+  }
 
   if (cobalt_pending_clean_up) {
     # TODO: b/330363799 - These were added for the base/net update and should
diff --git a/starboard/xb1/platform_configuration/BUILD.gn b/starboard/xb1/platform_configuration/BUILD.gn
index 6dfe2337f1ee1..10b82842bef2a 100644
--- a/starboard/xb1/platform_configuration/BUILD.gn
+++ b/starboard/xb1/platform_configuration/BUILD.gn
@@ -60,10 +60,6 @@ config("target") {
     ]
   }
 
-  if (is_qa || is_gold || !cobalt_fastbuild) {
-    ldflags += [ "/DEBUG:FASTLINK" ]
-  }
-
   ldflags += [ "/NODEFAULTLIB" ]
   arflags += [ "/NODEFAULTLIB" ]
   libs += [