diff --git a/appveyor-woa.yml b/appveyor-woa.yml
index 55056677605..9fbf63cb0d9 100644
--- a/appveyor-woa.yml
+++ b/appveyor-woa.yml
@@ -173,8 +173,8 @@ for:
           if ($env:GN_CONFIG -eq 'release') {
             # Needed for msdia140.dll on 64-bit windows
             $env:Path += ";$pwd\third_party\llvm-build\Release+Asserts\bin"
-            autoninja -C out/Default electron:electron_symbols
           }
+      - if "%GN_CONFIG%"=="release" ( autoninja -C out/Default electron:electron_symbols )
       - ps: >-
           if ($env:GN_CONFIG -eq 'release') {
             python3 electron\script\zip-symbols.py
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 8c0f8b5a3d2..e86360ef90c 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -170,8 +170,8 @@ for:
           if ($env:GN_CONFIG -eq 'release') {
             # Needed for msdia140.dll on 64-bit windows
             $env:Path += ";$pwd\third_party\llvm-build\Release+Asserts\bin"
-            autoninja -C out/Default electron:electron_symbols
           }
+      - if "%GN_CONFIG%"=="release" ( autoninja -C out/Default electron:electron_symbols )
       - ps: >-
           if ($env:GN_CONFIG -eq 'release') {
             python3 electron\script\zip-symbols.py