diff --git a/starboard/build/config/BUILDCONFIG.gn b/starboard/build/config/BUILDCONFIG.gn
index b599e100cd57..6cfa4d69b93c 100644
--- a/starboard/build/config/BUILDCONFIG.gn
+++ b/starboard/build/config/BUILDCONFIG.gn
@@ -416,7 +416,15 @@ template("evergreen_loader") {
 }
 
 template("executable") {
-  not_needed(invoker, [ "build_loader" ])
+  not_needed(invoker,
+             [
+               "build_loader",
+
+               # TODO(b/305091479): Investigate when this variable is unneeded
+               # so that we can refactor this to avoid the not_needed
+               # declaration.
+               "shared_library_target_name",
+             ])
 
   target_with_platform_configs(target_name) {
     target_type = "executable"
@@ -446,7 +454,16 @@ template("executable") {
     }
 
     install_target(target_name + "_install") {
-      forward_variables_from(invoker, [ "testonly" ])
+      # "shared_library_target_name" is used when this executable install_target
+      # is invoked from within a shared_library target that is building a loader
+      # In this case, it allows the install_target to determine the inputs/deps
+      # for the corresponding shared_library install_target.
+      forward_variables_from(invoker,
+                             [
+                               "testonly",
+                               "shared_library_target_name",
+                             ])
+
       installable_target_name = executable_target_name
       installable_target_dep = ":$executable_target_name"
       not_needed([ "installable_target_dep" ])
@@ -511,6 +528,10 @@ template("shared_library") {
                                ])
         sources = [ "//$starboard_path/starboard_loader.cc" ]
 
+        # Forwards the "shared_library_target_name" to allow this loader install
+        # target to depend the corresponding shared_library install_target outputs.
+        shared_library_target_name = actual_target_name
+
         if (defined(extra_platform_loader_sources)) {
           sources += extra_platform_loader_sources
         }
diff --git a/starboard/build/install/install_target.gni b/starboard/build/install/install_target.gni
index b11168cb6509..530d585a1ebe 100644
--- a/starboard/build/install/install_target.gni
+++ b/starboard/build/install/install_target.gni
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ import("//starboard/build/config/install.gni")
 import("//starboard/build/config/starboard_target_type.gni")
 
 template("install_target") {
+  not_needed(invoker, [ "shared_library_target_name" ])
+
   installable_target_name = invoker.installable_target_name
   installable_target_dep = invoker.installable_target_dep
 
diff --git a/starboard/raspi/shared/install_target.gni b/starboard/raspi/shared/install_target.gni
index dfc1b42c937f..cf74ac4fd117 100644
--- a/starboard/raspi/shared/install_target.gni
+++ b/starboard/raspi/shared/install_target.gni
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ import("//starboard/build/config/starboard_target_type.gni")
 import("//starboard/raspi/shared/toolchain/raspi_shared_toolchain.gni")
 
 template("install_target") {
+  not_needed(invoker, [ "shared_library_target_name" ])
+
   installable_target_name = invoker.installable_target_name
 
   # TODO(b/218889313): raspi relies on install_content being adjacent to the