diff --git a/node.gypi b/node.gypi
index dde4f8332d542e..a3c927956ec53f 100644
--- a/node.gypi
+++ b/node.gypi
@@ -326,9 +326,6 @@
             # For tests
             './deps/openssl/openssl.gyp:openssl-cli',
           ],
-          # Set 1.0.0 as the API compability level to avoid the
-          # deprecation warnings when using OpenSSL 3.0.
-	        'defines': ['OPENSSL_API_COMPAT=0x10000000L'],
           'conditions': [
             # -force_load or --whole-archive are not applicable for
             # the static library
@@ -364,6 +361,10 @@
               ],
             }],
           ]
+        }, {
+          # Set 1.0.0 as the API compability level to avoid the
+          # deprecation warnings when using OpenSSL 3.0.
+          'defines': [ 'OPENSSL_API_COMPAT=0x10000000L', ]
         }],
         [ 'openssl_quic=="true" and node_shared_ngtcp2=="false"', {
           'dependencies': [ './deps/ngtcp2/ngtcp2.gyp:ngtcp2' ]