diff --git a/node.gyp b/node.gyp
index 93e4235a0f3efd..3f6915b266fc38 100644
--- a/node.gyp
+++ b/node.gyp
@@ -762,7 +762,7 @@
                 '<(fipsmodule)',
               ],
               'action': [
-                'python', 'tools/copyfile.py',
+                '<(python)', 'tools/copyfile.py',
                 '<(fipsmodule_internal)',
                 '<(fipsmodule)',
               ],
@@ -772,7 +772,7 @@
               'inputs': [ '<(opensslconfig)', ],
               'outputs': [ '<(opensslconfig_internal)', ],
               'action': [
-                'python', 'tools/enable_fips_include.py',
+                '<(python)', 'tools/enable_fips_include.py',
                 '<(opensslconfig)',
                 '<(opensslconfig_internal)',
                 '<(fipsconfig)',
diff --git a/tools/gyp/pylib/gyp/generator/msvs.py b/tools/gyp/pylib/gyp/generator/msvs.py
index fd950057847980..568109035ed976 100644
--- a/tools/gyp/pylib/gyp/generator/msvs.py
+++ b/tools/gyp/pylib/gyp/generator/msvs.py
@@ -438,6 +438,7 @@ def _BuildCommandLineForRuleRaw(
             # Support a mode for using cmd directly.
             # Convert any paths to native form (first element is used directly).
             # TODO(quote):  regularize quoting path names throughout the module
+            command[1] = '"%s"' % command[1]
             arguments = ['"%s"' % i for i in arguments]
         # Collapse into a single command.
         return input_dir_preamble + " ".join(command + arguments)