diff -urpN chromium-44.0.2403.61.orig/third_party/widevine/cdm/widevine_cdm.gyp chromium-44.0.2403.61/third_party/widevine/cdm/widevine_cdm.gyp
--- chromium-44.0.2403.61.orig/third_party/widevine/cdm/widevine_cdm.gyp	2015-06-23 12:01:06.000000000 -0700
+++ chromium-44.0.2403.61/third_party/widevine/cdm/widevine_cdm.gyp	2015-06-25 12:20:05.852194351 -0700
@@ -49,13 +49,34 @@
         'widevine_cdm_version_h_file%':
             'android/widevine_cdm_version.h',
       }],
-      [ 'branding != "Chrome" and OS != "android" and enable_widevine == 1', {
+      [ 'branding != "Chrome" and OS != "android" and OS != "linux" and enable_widevine == 1', {
         # If enable_widevine==1 then create a dummy widevinecdm. On Win/Mac
         # the component updater will get the latest version and use it.
         # Other systems are not currently supported.
         'widevine_cdm_version_h_file%':
             'stub/widevine_cdm_version.h',
       }],
+      [ 'branding != "Chrome" and OS == "linux" and enable_widevine == 1', {
+        #
+        #        (__)
+        #      /  .\/.     ______
+        #     |  /\_|     |      \
+        #     |  |___     |       |
+        #     |   ---@    |_______|
+        #  *  |  |   ----   |    |
+        #   \ |  |_____
+        #    \|________|
+        #
+        # Larry the Cow, discovering that upstream disabled building libwidevinecdm
+        # on his Gentoo HTPC, ostensibly in a deliberate effort to degrade the linux
+        # user-experience for those who dare to compile their own browsers.
+        #
+        'widevine_cdm_version_h_file%':
+            'linux/<(target_arch)/widevine_cdm_version.h',
+        'widevine_cdm_binary_files%': [
+          'linux/<(target_arch)/libwidevinecdm.so',
+        ],
+      }],
     ],
   },
   'includes': [