diff --git a/tools/gyp/pylib/gyp/xcode_emulation.py b/tools/gyp/pylib/gyp/xcode_emulation.py
index 16388c8e03c579..b069644c16f6c4 100644
--- a/tools/gyp/pylib/gyp/xcode_emulation.py
+++ b/tools/gyp/pylib/gyp/xcode_emulation.py
@@ -1465,6 +1465,8 @@ def _GetXcodeEnv(xcode_settings, built_products_dir, srcroot, configuration,
     sdk_root = xcode_settings._SdkRoot(configuration)
     if not sdk_root:
       sdk_root = xcode_settings._XcodeSdkPath('')
+    if sdk_root is None:
+      sdk_root = ''
     env['SDKROOT'] = sdk_root
 
   if not additional_settings: