diff --git a/tools/gyp_node.py b/tools/gyp_node.py
index 8de046aae2..1f0b2eaebe 100755
--- a/tools/gyp_node.py
+++ b/tools/gyp_node.py
@@ -24,16 +24,11 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
   # GYP bug.
   # On msvs it will crash if it gets an absolute path.
   # On Mac/make it will crash if it doesn't get an absolute path.
-  if sys.platform == 'win32':
-    args.append(os.path.join(node_root, 'node.gyp'))
-    common_fn  = os.path.join(node_root, 'common.gypi')
-    options_fn = os.path.join(node_root, 'config.gypi')
-    options_fips_fn = os.path.join(node_root, 'config_fips.gypi')
-  else:
-    args.append(os.path.join(os.path.abspath(node_root), 'node.gyp'))
-    common_fn  = os.path.join(os.path.abspath(node_root), 'common.gypi')
-    options_fn = os.path.join(os.path.abspath(node_root), 'config.gypi')
-    options_fips_fn = os.path.join(os.path.abspath(node_root), 'config_fips.gypi')
+  a_path = node_root if sys.platform == 'win32' else os.path.abspath(node_root)
+  args.append(os.path.join(a_path, 'node.gyp'))
+  common_fn = os.path.join(a_path, 'common.gypi')
+  options_fn = os.path.join(a_path, 'config.gypi')
+  options_fips_fn = os.path.join(a_path, 'config_fips.gypi')
 
   if os.path.exists(common_fn):
     args.extend(['-I', common_fn])