diff --git a/node.gyp b/node.gyp
index 31fd9ac90c5b75..f59b071b1ebba6 100644
--- a/node.gyp
+++ b/node.gyp
@@ -220,9 +220,9 @@
       [ 'OS=="win" and '
         'node_use_openssl=="true" and '
         'node_shared_openssl=="false"', {
-        'use_openssl_def': 1,
+        'use_openssl_def%': 1,
       }, {
-        'use_openssl_def': 0,
+        'use_openssl_def%': 0,
       }],
     ],
   },