diff --git a/build/config/compiler/BUILD.gn b/build/config/compiler/BUILD.gn
index d018af519d6c07..311f45470328f4 100644
--- a/build/config/compiler/BUILD.gn
+++ b/build/config/compiler/BUILD.gn
@@ -318,13 +318,25 @@ config("exceptions_default") {
   configs = [ ":no_exceptions" ]
 }
 
-config("unwind_tables_default") {
+config("unwind_tables") {
+  cflags = [ "-funwind-tables" ]
+}
+
+config("no_unwind_tables") {
   cflags = [
     "-fno-unwind-tables",
     "-fno-asynchronous-unwind-tables",
   ]
 }
 
+config("unwind_tables_default") {
+  if (exclude_unwind_tables) {
+    configs = [ ":no_unwind_tables" ]
+  } else {
+    configs = [ ":unwind_tables" ]
+  }
+}
+
 config("size_default") {
   cflags = [
     "-fno-common",
diff --git a/build/config/compiler/compiler.gni b/build/config/compiler/compiler.gni
index a524bfeb3915a4..61c47f24e8832f 100644
--- a/build/config/compiler/compiler.gni
+++ b/build/config/compiler/compiler.gni
@@ -31,4 +31,7 @@ declare_args() {
 
   # Enable position independent executables (-pie).
   enable_pie = current_os == "linux"
+
+  # Remove unwind tables from the binary to save space.
+  exclude_unwind_tables = current_os != "android"
 }
diff --git a/build/config/defaults.gni b/build/config/defaults.gni
index f94fed012b8801..45d6d4983d660a 100644
--- a/build/config/defaults.gni
+++ b/build/config/defaults.gni
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ declare_args() {
   default_configs_exceptions =
       [ "${build_root}/config/compiler:exceptions_default" ]
 
+  # Default configs for unwind tables.
+  default_configs_unwind_tables =
+      [ "${build_root}/config/compiler:unwind_tables_default" ]
+
   # Defaults configs for rtti.
   default_configs_rtti = [ "${build_root}/config/compiler:rtti_default" ]
 
@@ -91,6 +95,7 @@ default_configs += default_configs_symbols
 default_configs += default_configs_size
 default_configs += default_configs_specs
 default_configs += default_configs_exceptions
+default_configs += default_configs_unwind_tables
 default_configs += default_configs_pic
 default_configs += default_configs_rtti
 default_configs += default_configs_warnings