diff --git a/configure.py b/configure.py
index 7006ee65816989..cf89cce9cd8aac 100755
--- a/configure.py
+++ b/configure.py
@@ -1464,7 +1464,7 @@ def configure_node(o):
   o['variables']['shlib_suffix'] = shlib_suffix
 
   if options.linked_module:
-    o['variables']['library_files'] = options.linked_module
+    o['variables']['linked_module_files'] = options.linked_module
 
   o['variables']['asan'] = int(options.enable_asan or 0)
 
diff --git a/node.gyp b/node.gyp
index 6b554d75d89077..4d94a50941c798 100644
--- a/node.gyp
+++ b/node.gyp
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
     'node_lib_target_name%': 'libnode',
     'node_intermediate_lib_type%': 'static_library',
     'node_builtin_modules_path%': '',
+    'linked_module_files': [
+    ],
     # We list the deps/ files out instead of globbing them in js2c.py since we
     # only include a subset of all the files under these directories.
     # The lengths of their file names combined should not exceed the
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@
     # See https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-client/shell-experience/command-line-string-limitation
     'library_files': [
       '<@(node_library_files)',
+      '<@(linked_module_files)',
     ],
     'deps_files': [
       'deps/v8/tools/splaytree.mjs',
@@ -970,6 +973,7 @@
             '<@(_outputs)',
             'config.gypi',
             '<@(deps_files)',
+            '<@(linked_module_files)',
           ],
         },
       ],