diff --git a/deps/libffi/libffi.gyp b/deps/libffi/libffi.gyp
index a6ca819188ef6f..cc83695f45b6ab 100644
--- a/deps/libffi/libffi.gyp
+++ b/deps/libffi/libffi.gyp
@@ -133,6 +133,10 @@
             'generate-headers.py',
             '--output-dir',
             '<(SHARED_INTERMEDIATE_DIR)/libffi',
+            '--target-arch',
+            '<(target_arch)',
+            '--os',
+            '<(OS)',
           ],
         },
       ],