diff --git a/binding.gyp b/binding.gyp
index 83b3f89..8d3e10d 100644
--- a/binding.gyp
+++ b/binding.gyp
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@
             ['OS!="win"', {
                 'variables':
                 {
-                    'fuse__include_dirs%': '<!(pkg-config fuse --cflags-only-I | sed s/-I//g)',
+                    'fuse__include_dirs%': '!(pkg-config fuse --cflags-only-I | sed s/-I//g)',
                     'fuse__library_dirs%': '',
-                    'fuse__libraries%'   : '<!(pkg-config --libs-only-L --libs-only-l fuse)',
+                    'fuse__libraries%': '!(pkg-config --libs-only-L --libs-only-l fuse)'
                 },
                 "include_dirs": [
                     "<@(fuse__include_dirs)"