diff --git a/lib/config.js b/lib/config.js
index f56868045f5ce..86cddb1f2c981 100644
--- a/lib/config.js
+++ b/lib/config.js
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ const Config = function () {
   this.sccache = getNPMConfig(['sccache'])
   this.braveReferralsApiKey = getNPMConfig(['brave_referrals_api_key']) || ''
   this.ignore_compile_failure = false
+  this.braveEnableCdmHostVerification = JSON.parse(getNPMConfig(['brave_enable_cdm_host_verification']) || false)
 }
 
 Config.prototype.buildArgs = function () {
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ Config.prototype.buildArgs = function () {
     chrome_version_string: this.chromeVersion,
     safebrowsing_api_endpoint: this.safeBrowsingApiEndpoint,
     brave_referrals_api_key: this.braveReferralsApiKey,
+    brave_enable_cdm_host_verification: this.braveEnableCdmHostVerification
   }
 
   if (process.platform === 'darwin') {