diff --git a/tools/gn b/tools/gn
index cbc33afdc0bd1..fc6504b5127b4 100755
--- a/tools/gn
+++ b/tools/gn
@@ -302,6 +302,7 @@ def to_gn_args(args):
   gn_args['skia_use_fontconfig'] = args.enable_fontconfig
   gn_args['skia_use_legacy_layer_bounds'
          ] = True  # Temporary: See skbug.com/12083, skbug.com/12303.
+  gn_args['skia_use_legacy_colorfilter_imagefilter'] = True  # Temporary staging
   gn_args['skia_use_icu'] = True
   gn_args['is_official_build'] = True  # Disable Skia test utilities.
   gn_args['android_full_debug'