diff --git a/enter_chroot.sh b/enter_chroot.sh
index fe0582b558..0fe2b43c3c 100755
--- a/enter_chroot.sh
+++ b/enter_chroot.sh
@@ -5,4 +5,6 @@
 # found in the LICENSE file.
 
 echo "This command is deprecated, please run cros_sdk $*"
+# Run 'gclient' to sync depot_tools. Just in case.
+gclient &> /dev/null
 exit 1
diff --git a/make_chroot b/make_chroot
index e7920c1502..39604ff356 100755
--- a/make_chroot
+++ b/make_chroot
@@ -5,4 +5,6 @@
 # found in the LICENSE file.
 
 echo "This command is deprecated, please run cros_sdk --download"
+# Run 'gclient' to sync depot_tools. Just in case.
+gclient &> /dev/null
 exit 1