diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 81907c9220f202..ec4c774748cd91 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ out/Makefile: config.gypi common.gypi node.gyp \
 # and included in config.gypi
 config.gypi: configure configure.py src/node_version.h
 	@if [ -x config.status ]; then \
-		./config.status; \
+		export PATH="$(NO_BIN_OVERRIDE_PATH)" && ./config.status; \
 	else \
 		echo Missing or stale $@, please run ./$<; \
 		exit 1; \
diff --git a/configure.py b/configure.py
index 1e9ee8adf3cc68..178765b6fe34d1 100755
--- a/configure.py
+++ b/configure.py
@@ -2010,6 +2010,10 @@ def make_bin_override():
 if options.compile_commands_json:
   gyp_args += ['-f', 'compile_commands_json']
 
+# override the variable `python` defined in common.gypi
+if bin_override is not None:
+  gyp_args += ['-Dpython=' + sys.executable]
+
 # pass the leftover positional arguments to GYP
 gyp_args += args
 
diff --git a/node.gyp b/node.gyp
index 9c3ff581d64b59..0c11797baa2197 100644
--- a/node.gyp
+++ b/node.gyp
@@ -790,7 +790,7 @@
               'outputs': ['<(SHARED_INTERMEDIATE_DIR)/openssl.def'],
               'process_outputs_as_sources': 1,
               'action': [
-                'python',
+                '<(python)',
                 'tools/mkssldef.py',
                 '<@(mkssldef_flags)',
                 '-o',
@@ -816,7 +816,7 @@
             '<(SHARED_INTERMEDIATE_DIR)/node_javascript.cc',
           ],
           'action': [
-            'python',
+            '<(python)',
             'tools/js2c.py',
             '--directory',
             'lib',