diff --git a/crash_reporter/Makefile b/crash_reporter/Makefile
index 05cea91b8..9a25a8839 100644
--- a/crash_reporter/Makefile
+++ b/crash_reporter/Makefile
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 # Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
 # found in the LICENSE file.
 
+BASE_VER = 85268
+PKG_CONFIG ?= pkg-config
+
 CRASH_REPORTER = crash_reporter
 LIST_PROXIES_BIN = list_proxies
 REPORTER_BINS = $(CRASH_REPORTER) $(LIST_PROXIES_BIN)
@@ -19,37 +22,35 @@ TEST_BINS = \
 	unclean_shutdown_collector_test \
 	user_collector_test
 
-LDCONFIG = $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --libs libpcrecpp)
+PC_DEPS = glib-2.0 $(LIST_PROXIES_PKGS) libpcrecpp \
+	libchrome-$(BASE_VER) libchromeos-$(BASE_VER)
+PC_CFLAGS := $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --cflags $(PC_DEPS))
+PC_LIBS := $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --libs $(PC_DEPS))
 
-PC_DEPS = glib-2.0 libchromeos $(LIST_PROXIES_PKGS)
-
-# -lglib-2.0 is needed by libbase.a now.
-COMMON_LIBS = -lbase -lgflags $(LDCONFIG) \
-	$(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --libs $(PC_DEPS))
+COMMON_LIBS = -lgflags $(PC_LIBS)
 REPORTER_LIBS = $(COMMON_LIBS) -lmetrics
 LIST_PROXIES_LIBS = $(COMMON_LIBS)
 
 TEST_LIBS = $(COMMON_LIBS) -lgtest -lgmock
-INCLUDE_DIRS = -I.. -I$(SYSROOT)/usr/include/google-breakpad \
-	$(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --cflags $(PC_DEPS))
+CPPFLAGS += -I.. -I$(SYSROOT)/usr/include/google-breakpad $(PC_CFLAGS)
 
 CXXFLAGS += -Wall -Werror
 
 all: $(REPORTER_BINS)
 
 $(CRASH_REPORTER): crash_reporter.o $(CRASH_OBJS)
-	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $^ $(REPORTER_LIBS) -o $@
+	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $^ $(REPORTER_LIBS) -o $@
 
 $(LIST_PROXIES_BIN): $(LIST_PROXIES_OBJS)
-	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $^ $(LIST_PROXIES_LIBS) -o $@
+	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $^ $(LIST_PROXIES_LIBS) -o $@
 
 tests: $(TEST_BINS)
 
 %_test: %_test.o $(TEST_OBJS)
-	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(LIB_DIRS) $^ $(TEST_LIBS) -o $@
+	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $^ $(TEST_LIBS) -o $@
 
 .cc.o:
-	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(INCLUDE_DIRS) -c $< -o $@
+	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) -c $< -o $@
 
 clean:
 	rm -rf *.o $(CRASH_BIN) $(LIST_PROXIES_BIN) $(TEST_BINS)