diff --git a/common.gypi b/common.gypi
index 5e694bf3e26975..5a07332100d024 100644
--- a/common.gypi
+++ b/common.gypi
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
     'node_tag%': '',
     'uv_library%': 'static_library',
 
+    'openssl_fips%': '',
+
     # Default to -O0 for debug builds.
     'v8_optimized_debug%': 0,