diff --git a/lib/configure.js b/lib/configure.js
index 8da41a849d..460a12c5ae 100644
--- a/lib/configure.js
+++ b/lib/configure.js
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ async function configure (gyp, argv) {
     const nodeGypDir = path.resolve(__dirname, '..')
 
     let nodeLibFile = path.join(nodeDir,
-      !gyp.opts.nodedir ? '<(target_arch)' : '$(Configuration)',
+      !gyp.opts.nodedir ? '$(target_arch)' : '$(Configuration)',
       release.name + '.lib')
 
     argv.push('-I', addonGypi)