diff --git a/build/node/BUILD.gn b/build/node/BUILD.gn
index a36d3a5654f..c6a57fdbfef 100644
--- a/build/node/BUILD.gn
+++ b/build/node/BUILD.gn
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+if (is_debug) {
+  node_configuration = "Debug"
+} else {
+  node_configuration = "Release"
+}
+
 action("configure_node") {
   script = "//third_party/electron_node/configure"
   ssl_libname_suffix = ""
@@ -39,7 +45,7 @@ action("gyp_node") {
     "node_override.gypi",
   ]
   outputs = [
-    "$target_out_dir/Release/build.ninja",
+    "$target_out_dir/$node_configuration/build.ninja",
   ]
 
   args = [
@@ -66,23 +72,18 @@ action("build_node") {
     ":gyp_node",
   ]
   script = "//electron/build/run-ninja.py"
-  if (is_debug) {
-    configuration = "Debug"
-  } else {
-    configuration = "Release"
-  }
   args = [
-    "-C", rebase_path(target_out_dir, root_build_dir) + "/$configuration",
+    "-C", rebase_path(target_out_dir, root_build_dir) + "/$node_configuration",
     "node_lib"
   ]
   if (is_mac) {
-    outputs = [ "$target_out_dir/$configuration/libnode.dylib" ]
+    outputs = [ "$target_out_dir/$node_configuration/libnode.dylib" ]
   }
   if (is_linux) {
-    outputs = [ "$target_out_dir/$configuration/lib/libnode.so" ]
+    outputs = [ "$target_out_dir/$node_configuration/lib/libnode.so" ]
   }
   if (is_win) {
-    outputs = [ "$target_out_dir/$configuration/node.dll.lib", "$target_out_dir/$configuration/node.dll" ]
+    outputs = [ "$target_out_dir/$node_configuration/node.dll.lib", "$target_out_dir/$node_configuration/node.dll" ]
   }
 }