diff --git a/test/simple/test-executable-path.js b/test/simple/test-executable-path.js
index 099705972d..6ba09f4d23 100644
--- a/test/simple/test-executable-path.js
+++ b/test/simple/test-executable-path.js
@@ -1,20 +1,19 @@
 common = require("../common");
-assert = common.assert
-
+assert = common.assert;
 path = require("path");
 
 isDebug = (process.version.indexOf('debug') >= 0);
 
-nodePath = path.join(__dirname,
-                     "..",
-                     "..",
-                     "build",
-                     isDebug ? 'debug' : 'default',
-                     isDebug ? 'node_g' : 'node');
-nodePath = path.normalize(nodePath);
+debugPath = path.normalize(path.join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'build', 'debug', 'node_g'));
+defaultPath = path.normalize(path.join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'build', 'default', 'node'));
 
-console.log('nodePath: ' + nodePath);
+console.log('debugPath: ' + debugPath);
+console.log('defaultPath: ' + defaultPath);
 console.log('process.execPath: ' + process.execPath);
 
+if (/node_g$/.test(process.execPath)) {
+  assert.equal(debugPath, process.execPath);
+} else {
+  assert.equal(defaultPath, process.execPath);
+}
 
-assert.equal(nodePath, process.execPath);