diff --git a/node.gyp b/node.gyp
index e4d361e89e2282..03b29802d97155 100644
--- a/node.gyp
+++ b/node.gyp
@@ -260,8 +260,7 @@
           'msvs_settings': {
             'VCLinkerTool': {
               'AdditionalOptions': [
-                '/WHOLEARCHIVE:<(PRODUCT_DIR)\\lib\\'
-                    '<(node_core_target_name)<(STATIC_LIB_SUFFIX)',
+                '/WHOLEARCHIVE:<(node_core_target_name)<(STATIC_LIB_SUFFIX)',
               ],
             },
           },
diff --git a/node.gypi b/node.gypi
index b1d7d7903354c1..77ab11ef435257 100644
--- a/node.gypi
+++ b/node.gypi
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
           'msvs_settings': {
             'VCLinkerTool': {
               'AdditionalOptions': [
-                '/WHOLEARCHIVE:<(PRODUCT_DIR)\\lib\\zlib<(STATIC_LIB_SUFFIX)',
+                '/WHOLEARCHIVE:zlib<(STATIC_LIB_SUFFIX)',
               ],
             },
           },
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@
           'msvs_settings': {
             'VCLinkerTool': {
               'AdditionalOptions': [
-                '/WHOLEARCHIVE:<(PRODUCT_DIR)\\lib\\libuv<(STATIC_LIB_SUFFIX)',
+                '/WHOLEARCHIVE:libuv<(STATIC_LIB_SUFFIX)',
               ],
             },
           },
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@
               'msvs_settings': {
                 'VCLinkerTool': {
                   'AdditionalOptions': [
-                    '/WHOLEARCHIVE:<(PRODUCT_DIR)\\lib\\<(openssl_product)',
+                    '/WHOLEARCHIVE:<(openssl_product)',
                   ],
                 },
               },