diff --git a/sdk/BUILD.gn b/sdk/BUILD.gn
index b7c7e6192a9..ea136e664b9 100644
--- a/sdk/BUILD.gn
+++ b/sdk/BUILD.gn
@@ -808,7 +808,10 @@ group("copy_libraries") {
 
 # This rule writes the version file.
 action("write_version_file") {
-  visibility = [ ":create_common_sdk" ]
+  visibility = [
+    ":create_common_sdk",
+    "../utils/dartanalyzer:generate_summary_strong",
+  ]
   inputs = [
     "../tools/VERSION",
     "$default_git_folder/logs/HEAD",
diff --git a/utils/dartanalyzer/BUILD.gn b/utils/dartanalyzer/BUILD.gn
index 48c9dcf8668..78c84b0d7ae 100644
--- a/utils/dartanalyzer/BUILD.gn
+++ b/utils/dartanalyzer/BUILD.gn
@@ -38,7 +38,11 @@ sdk_lib_files = exec_script("../../tools/list_dart_files.py",
                             ],
                             "list lines")
 
-prebuilt_dart_action("generate_summary_strong") {
+dart_action("generate_summary_strong") {
+  deps = [
+    "../../sdk:copy_libraries",
+    "../../sdk:write_version_file",
+  ]
   script = "../../pkg/analyzer/tool/summary/build_sdk_summaries.dart"
   packages = "../../.packages"
   inputs = sdk_lib_files + analyzer_files
@@ -48,6 +52,6 @@ prebuilt_dart_action("generate_summary_strong") {
   args = [
     "build",
     rebase_path(output),
-    rebase_path("../../sdk"),
+    rebase_path("$root_out_dir/dart-sdk"),
   ]
 }