diff --git a/tools/gyp/pylib/gyp/xcode_emulation.py b/tools/gyp/pylib/gyp/xcode_emulation.py
index 9082b9da3589a6..c303313a30fceb 100644
--- a/tools/gyp/pylib/gyp/xcode_emulation.py
+++ b/tools/gyp/pylib/gyp/xcode_emulation.py
@@ -645,9 +645,10 @@ def GetCflags(self, configname, arch=None):
 
     cflags += self._Settings().get('WARNING_CFLAGS', [])
 
-    platform_root = self._XcodePlatformPath(configname)
-    if platform_root and self._IsXCTest():
-      cflags.append('-F' + platform_root + '/Developer/Library/Frameworks/')
+    if self._IsXCTest():
+        platform_root = self._XcodePlatformPath(configname)
+        if platform_root:
+          cflags.append('-F' + platform_root + '/Developer/Library/Frameworks/')
 
     if sdk_root:
       framework_root = sdk_root
@@ -913,10 +914,11 @@ def GetLdflags(self, configname, product_dir, gyp_to_build_path, arch=None):
     for directory in framework_dirs:
       ldflags.append('-F' + directory.replace('$(SDKROOT)', sdk_root))
 
-    platform_root = self._XcodePlatformPath(configname)
-    if sdk_root and platform_root and self._IsXCTest():
-      ldflags.append('-F' + platform_root + '/Developer/Library/Frameworks/')
-      ldflags.append('-framework XCTest')
+    if self._IsXCTest():
+        platform_root = self._XcodePlatformPath(configname)
+        if sdk_root and platform_root:
+          ldflags.append('-F' + platform_root + '/Developer/Library/Frameworks/')
+          ldflags.append('-framework XCTest')
 
     is_extension = self._IsIosAppExtension() or self._IsIosWatchKitExtension()
     if sdk_root and is_extension: