diff --git a/lib/_tls_wrap.js b/lib/_tls_wrap.js
index c115555ce7a7ff..5c5370e09c19e0 100644
--- a/lib/_tls_wrap.js
+++ b/lib/_tls_wrap.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ const defaultSessionIdContext = getDefaultSessionIdContext();
 function getDefaultSessionIdContext() {
   var defaultText = process.argv.join(' ');
   /* SSL_MAX_SID_CTX_LENGTH is 128 bits */
-  if (process.config.variables.openssl_fips) {
+  if (process.binding('config').fipsMode) {
     return crypto.createHash('sha1')
       .update(defaultText)
       .digest('hex').slice(0, 32);
diff --git a/src/node_config.cc b/src/node_config.cc
index e50002bc64c202..6fe22a4f985dab 100644
--- a/src/node_config.cc
+++ b/src/node_config.cc
@@ -28,7 +28,10 @@ using v8::ReadOnly;
 void InitConfig(Local<Object> target,
                 Local<Value> unused,
                 Local<Context> context) {
-  // Environment* env = Environment::GetCurrent(context);
+#ifdef NODE_FIPS_MODE
+  Environment* env = Environment::GetCurrent(context);
+  READONLY_BOOLEAN_PROPERTY("fipsMode");
+#endif
 }
 
 }  // namespace node