--- tools/metrics/BUILD.gn.orig	2026-08-12 09:02:10 UTC
+++ tools/metrics/BUILD.gn
@@ -41,11 +41,11 @@ group("metrics_metadata") {
   ]
 
   # Only include histograms_xml if we have access to dirmd data, which
-  # is used to populate ownership information. This is only set to false
-  # for non-git checkouts.
-  # TODO(crbug.com/329080012): Remove this once dirmd works in non-git
-  # checkouts.
-  if (generate_location_tags) {
+  # is used to populate ownership information. This is disabled
+  # for non-git checkouts, as dirmd doesn't work on non-git checkout.
+  # TODO(crbug.com/329080012): Remove this condition once dirmd works
+  # in non-git checkouts.
+  if (path_exists("//.git")) {
     deps += [ ":histograms_xml" ]
   }
 }