Only set -rpath=$ORIGIN in component builds by default.

build/config/gcc/BUILD.gn

 # Copyright 2014 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
 # Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
 # found in the LICENSE file.
 
 import("//build/toolchain/toolchain.gni")
 
 # This config causes functions not to be automatically exported from shared
 # libraries. By default, all symbols are exported but this means there are
 # lots of exports that slow everything down. In general we explicitly mark
 # which functiosn we want to export from components.
 #
 # Some third_party code assumes all functions are exported so this is separated
 # into its own config so such libraries can remove this config to make symbols
 # public again.
 #
 # See http://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/Visibility
 config("symbol_visibility_hidden") {
   # Note that -fvisibility-inlines-hidden is set globally in the compiler
   # config since that can almost always be applied.
   cflags = [ "-fvisibility=hidden" ]
 }
 
-# Settings for executables and shared libraries.
-config("executable_ldconfig") {
-  if (is_android) {
-    ldflags = [
-      "-Bdynamic",
-      "-Wl,-z,nocopyreloc",
-    ]
-  } else {
+config("rpath_link") {
+  if (!is_android) {
     # Note: Android doesn't support rpath.
     rpath_link = ""
     if (shlib_subdir != ".") {
       rpath_link = "${shlib_subdir}/"
     }
     ldflags = [
       # Want to pass "\$". GN will re-escape as required for ninja.
       "-Wl,-rpath=\$ORIGIN/${rpath_link}",
       "-Wl,-rpath-link=${rpath_link}",
+    ]
+  }
+}
 
+# Settings for executables and shared libraries.
+config("executable_ldconfig") {
+  if (is_android) {
+    ldflags = [
+      "-Bdynamic",
+      "-Wl,-z,nocopyreloc",
+    ]
+  } else {
+    if (is_component_build) {
+      configs += [ ":rpath_link" ]
+    }
+
+    ldflags = [
+      # TODO(GYP): Do we need a check on the binutils version here?
+      #
       # Newer binutils don't set DT_RPATH unless you disable "new" dtags
       # and the new DT_RUNPATH doesn't work without --no-as-needed flag.
       "-Wl,--disable-new-dtags",
     ]
   }
 }
 
 config("no_exceptions") {
   cflags_cc = [ "-fno-exceptions" ]
   cflags_objcc = cflags_cc
 }