diff --git a/script/bootstrap.py b/script/bootstrap.py
index ef48c1f8023f..6eaf635bfd86 100755
--- a/script/bootstrap.py
+++ b/script/bootstrap.py
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ def create_chrome_version_h():
 def touch_config_gypi():
   config_gypi = os.path.join(SOURCE_ROOT, 'vendor', 'node', 'config.gypi')
   with open(config_gypi, 'w+') as f:
-    content = '\n{}'
+    content = "\n{'variables':{}}"
     if f.read() != content:
       f.write(content)
 
diff --git a/vendor/node b/vendor/node
index 97d9298d8a43..38d791843463 160000
--- a/vendor/node
+++ b/vendor/node
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 97d9298d8a431f27e2aded918ae9f2a673c9cf6f
+Subproject commit 38d791843463b19c623c97c1c550a4e3c5a406d4