diff --git a/common.gypi b/common.gypi
index 5b8b2c09d6b..fe827948929 100644
--- a/common.gypi
+++ b/common.gypi
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
         'OBJ_DIR': '<(PRODUCT_DIR)/obj.target',
         'V8_BASE': '<(PRODUCT_DIR)/obj.target/deps/v8/tools/gyp/libv8_base.a',
       }],
-      ['openssl_fips != ""', {
+      ['"" != ""', {
         'OPENSSL_PRODUCT': 'libcrypto.a',
       }, {
         'OPENSSL_PRODUCT': 'libopenssl.a',