diff --git a/node.gyp b/node.gyp
index 0f263d1346f1b5..1b619a6c5b2bc6 100644
--- a/node.gyp
+++ b/node.gyp
@@ -906,6 +906,7 @@
         },
         {
           'target_name': 'node_exp',
+          'process_outputs_as_sources': 1,
           'type': 'none',
           'dependencies': [
             '<(node_core_target_name)',