diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9af4038326..ea65984aaa 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -30,9 +30,10 @@ This builds both components and runs some tests.
 ```
 scons --mode=opt-host,nacl saigo=1 platform=x86-64 --keep-going small_tests medium_tests
 
-To enable crash dump tests, add the option `breakpad_tools_dir=<path to breakpad>`. The
-repository can be found at `daemon/libs/breakpad`. You need to have built the Breakpad
-tools in-source.
+To enable crash dump tests, add the option `breakpad_install_dir=<breakpad install prefix>`,
+OR install Breakpad to toolchain/linux_x86/breakpad/`. The
+repository can be found at `daemon/libs/breakpad`. You need to build the Breakpad
+tools and run `make install`.
 ```
 ---
 
diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
index cf2aca4857..f468448ac3 100755
--- a/SConstruct
+++ b/SConstruct
@@ -189,8 +189,8 @@ ACCEPTABLE_ARGUMENTS = set([
     'libdir',
     # Where to install trusted-code binaries for public (SDK) consumption.
     'bindir',
-    # Where a Breakpad build output directory is for optional Breakpad testing.
-    'breakpad_tools_dir',
+    # Breakpad install directory (configure --prefix=...) for optional Breakpad testing.
+    'breakpad_install_dir',
     # Allows overriding of the nacl newlib toolchain directory.
     'nacl_newlib_dir',
     # Allows override of the nacl glibc toolchain directory.
@@ -491,11 +491,6 @@ if 'generate_ninja' in ARGUMENTS:
       pre_base_env, dest_file=ARGUMENTS['generate_ninja'])
 
 
-breakpad_tools_dir = ARGUMENTS.get('breakpad_tools_dir')
-if breakpad_tools_dir is not None:
-  pre_base_env['BREAKPAD_TOOLS_DIR'] = pre_base_env.Dir(
-      os.path.abspath(breakpad_tools_dir))
-
 sysroot_flags = []
 if ARGUMENTS.get('sysroot') is not None:
     sysroot_flags.append('--sysroot=' + os.path.abspath(ARGUMENTS.get('sysroot')))
@@ -1189,6 +1184,15 @@ def GetToolchainDir(env, platform_build_dir=None, toolchain_name=None,
 pre_base_env.AddMethod(GetToolchainDir)
 
 
+breakpad_install_dir = ARGUMENTS.get('breakpad_install_dir')
+if breakpad_install_dir is None:
+  default_location = pre_base_env.GetToolchainDir(toolchain_name='breakpad')
+  if os.path.isdir(default_location):
+    breakpad_install_dir = default_location
+if breakpad_install_dir:
+  pre_base_env['BREAKPAD_INSTALL_DIR'] = os.path.abspath(breakpad_install_dir)
+
+
 def GetSelLdr(env):
   sel_ldr = ARGUMENTS.get('force_sel_ldr')
   if sel_ldr:
diff --git a/src/untrusted/minidump_generator/nacl.scons b/src/untrusted/minidump_generator/nacl.scons
index 5c7d0d6f70..835b585c48 100644
--- a/src/untrusted/minidump_generator/nacl.scons
+++ b/src/untrusted/minidump_generator/nacl.scons
@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@
 
 Import('env')
 
-# DAEMON: use the same dir as Breakpad tools for Breakpad includes
+if env.get('BREAKPAD_INSTALL_DIR') is None:
+  Return()
+
 # Allow Breakpad headers to #include other Breakpad headers.
-env.Append(CPPPATH=['${BREAKPAD_TOOLS_DIR}/src'])
+env.Append(CPPPATH=['${BREAKPAD_INSTALL_DIR}/include/breakpad'])
 # Breakpad's headers do not compile with "-pedantic".
 env.FilterOut(CCFLAGS=['-pedantic'])
 
diff --git a/tests/untrusted_minidump/nacl.scons b/tests/untrusted_minidump/nacl.scons
index c586075afe..5b4b2426f4 100644
--- a/tests/untrusted_minidump/nacl.scons
+++ b/tests/untrusted_minidump/nacl.scons
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Import('env')
 if not env.SetNonStableBitcodeIfAllowed():
   Return()
 
-if env.get('BREAKPAD_TOOLS_DIR') is None:
+if env.get('BREAKPAD_INSTALL_DIR') is None:
   Return() # DAEMON: avoid building minidump_generator
 
 if env.Bit('bitcode'):
@@ -44,24 +44,23 @@ for crash_in_lib in [0, 1]:
                           ]),
     ]
     env.SideEffect(output_dump_file, nodes[0])
-    breakpad_tools_dir = env.get('BREAKPAD_TOOLS_DIR')
-    if breakpad_tools_dir is not None:
+    breakpad_install_dir = env.get('BREAKPAD_INSTALL_DIR')
+    if breakpad_install_dir is not None:
       # Check that the minidump can be decoded.
-      minidump_dump = breakpad_tools_dir.File('src/processor/minidump_dump')
-      if not os.path.exists(minidump_dump.abspath):
+      minidump_dump = os.path.join(breakpad_install_dir, 'bin', 'minidump_dump')
+      if not os.path.exists(minidump_dump):
         raise Exception('minidump_dump not available, '
-            'but breakpad_tools_dir=%s specified' % breakpad_tools_dir)
+            'but breakpad_install_dir=%s specified' % breakpad_install_dir)
       nodes.append(env.AutoDepsCommand(
           [name + '.dump', name + '.dump_errors'],
           [minidump_dump, output_dump_file,
           '>${TARGETS[0]}', '2>${TARGETS[1]}']))
       # Check that a stack trace can be extracted from the minidump.
       # TODO(bradnelson): Check the trace is actually right.
-      minidump_stackwalk = breakpad_tools_dir.File(
-          'src/processor/minidump_stackwalk')
-      if not os.path.exists(minidump_dump.abspath):
+      minidump_stackwalk = os.path.join(breakpad_install_dir, 'bin', 'minidump_stackwalk')
+      if not os.path.exists(minidump_stackwalk):
         raise Exception('minidump_stackwalk not available, '
-                    'but breakpad_tools_dir=%s specified' % breakpad_tools_dir)
+                    'but breakpad_install_dir=%s specified' % breakpad_install_dir)
       nodes.append(env.AutoDepsCommand(
           [name + '.stackwalk', name + '.stackwalk_errors'],
           [minidump_stackwalk, output_dump_file,