diff --git a/build/gn_run_binary.py b/build/gn_run_binary.py
index 9b3c32d32d1..99cd20c2887 100755
--- a/build/gn_run_binary.py
+++ b/build/gn_run_binary.py
@@ -45,12 +45,9 @@ def main(argv):
         return 1
 
     # Unless the path is absolute, this script is designed to run binaries
-    # produced by the current build. We always prefix it with "./" to avoid
-    # picking up system versions that might also be on the path.
-    if os.path.isabs(argv[2]):
-        path = argv[2]
-    else:
-        path = './' + argv[2]
+    # produced by the current build, which is the current working directory when
+    # this script is run.
+    path = os.path.abspath(argv[2])
 
     if not os.path.isfile(path):
         print("Binary not found: " + path)
diff --git a/utils/application_snapshot.gni b/utils/application_snapshot.gni
index 6a2efbb80ec..9c4cd3fbceb 100644
--- a/utils/application_snapshot.gni
+++ b/utils/application_snapshot.gni
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ template("_application_snapshot") {
 
     # Explicitly set DFE so Dart doesn't implicitly depend on the kernel service
     # snapshot (creating a circular dep. for kernel-service_snapshot).
-    dfe = "NEVER LOADED"
+    dfe = "NEVER_LOADED"
 
     abs_depfile = rebase_path(depfile)
     abs_output = rebase_path(output)