diff --git a/lib/configure.js b/lib/configure.js
index 8da41a849d..af26ab4936 100644
--- a/lib/configure.js
+++ b/lib/configure.js
@@ -220,8 +220,13 @@ async function configure (gyp, argv) {
       !gyp.opts.nodedir ? '<(target_arch)' : '$(Configuration)',
       release.name + '.lib')
 
+    let commonGypiDir = path.dirname(commonGypi)
+    if (win) {
+      commonGypiDir = commonGypiDir.replace(/\\/g, '/')
+    }
     argv.push('-I', addonGypi)
     argv.push('-I', commonGypi)
+    argv.push('-Dcommon_gypi_dir=' + commonGypiDir)
     argv.push('-Dlibrary=shared_library')
     argv.push('-Dvisibility=default')
     argv.push('-Dnode_root_dir=' + nodeDir)