diff --git a/tools/gyp/pylib/gyp/__init__.py b/tools/gyp/pylib/gyp/__init__.py
index f44859d1b005ee..c9c94869eebaac 100755
--- a/tools/gyp/pylib/gyp/__init__.py
+++ b/tools/gyp/pylib/gyp/__init__.py
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ def Load(
           'out', default_variables['build_type']))
     else:
       default_variables.setdefault("PRODUCT_DIR_ABS", os.path.join(output_dir,
-          default_variables['build_type']))
+          default_variables['CONFIGURATION_NAME']))
 
     # Give the generator the opportunity to set additional variables based on
     # the params it will receive in the output phase.