diff --git a/lib/configure.js b/lib/configure.js
index 1d0b654e01..6ed8be3b24 100644
--- a/lib/configure.js
+++ b/lib/configure.js
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ function configure (gyp, argv, callback) {
         output_dir = buildDir
       }
       
-      var target_arch_gyp_variable = '<(target_arch)';
+      var target_arch_gyp_variable = '<(target_arch)'
       if (process.platform === 'win32' && python.toLowerCase().endsWith('.bat')) {
         // Windows will interpret python as a batch file, so we need to escape the '<' character
         target_arch_gyp_variable = '^^^<(target_arch)'