diff --git a/create_sdk.gyp b/create_sdk.gyp
index 7750c81ab5e..d12715ed531 100644
--- a/create_sdk.gyp
+++ b/create_sdk.gyp
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 {
   'targets': [
     {
-      'target_name': 'create_sdk',
+      'target_name': 'create_sdk_internal',
       'type': 'none',
       'dependencies': [
         'runtime/dart-runtime.gyp:dart',
diff --git a/dart.gyp b/dart.gyp
index e39daba9929..b34ab6b448a 100644
--- a/dart.gyp
+++ b/dart.gyp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
       'target_name': 'create_sdk',
       'type': 'none',
       'dependencies': [
-        'create_sdk.gyp:create_sdk',
+        'create_sdk.gyp:create_sdk_internal',
       ],
     },
     {
diff --git a/site/try/build_try.gyp b/site/try/build_try.gyp
index 83f36c81d0b..e74fd4a2e0d 100644
--- a/site/try/build_try.gyp
+++ b/site/try/build_try.gyp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
       'type': 'none',
       'dependencies': [
         '../../runtime/dart-runtime.gyp:dart',
-        '../../create_sdk.gyp:create_sdk',
+        '../../create_sdk.gyp:create_sdk_internal',
       ],
       'variables': {
         'try_dart_static_files': [