diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 9f327d1377028c..a12b8c7f0712b0 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -773,16 +773,16 @@ def configure_arm(o):
 
   if is_arch_armv7():
     arm_fpu = 'vfpv3'
-    o['variables']['arm_version'] = '7'
+    o['variables']['arm_version'] = 7
   else:
-    o['variables']['arm_version'] = '6' if is_arch_armv6() else 'default'
+    o['variables']['arm_version'] = 6 if is_arch_armv6() else 'default'
 
   o['variables']['arm_thumb'] = 0      # -marm
   o['variables']['arm_float_abi'] = arm_float_abi
 
   if options.dest_os == 'android':
     arm_fpu = 'vfpv3'
-    o['variables']['arm_version'] = '7'
+    o['variables']['arm_version'] = 7
 
   o['variables']['arm_fpu'] = options.arm_fpu or arm_fpu
 
diff --git a/test/common/index.js b/test/common/index.js
index fc14cdacacc587..130937a31849a6 100644
--- a/test/common/index.js
+++ b/test/common/index.js
@@ -333,10 +333,10 @@ exports.platformTimeout = function(ms) {
 
   const armv = process.config.variables.arm_version;
 
-  if (armv === '6')
+  if (armv === 6)
     return 7 * ms;  // ARMv6
 
-  if (armv === '7')
+  if (armv === 7)
     return 2 * ms;  // ARMv7
 
   return ms; // ARMv8+
diff --git a/test/sequential/test-child-process-pass-fd.js b/test/sequential/test-child-process-pass-fd.js
index 8cc11f6c11f5b4..5f417addd4cbc5 100644
--- a/test/sequential/test-child-process-pass-fd.js
+++ b/test/sequential/test-child-process-pass-fd.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 const common = require('../common');
-if ((process.config.variables.arm_version === '6') ||
-    (process.config.variables.arm_version === '7'))
+if ((process.config.variables.arm_version === 6) ||
+    (process.config.variables.arm_version === 7))
   common.skip('Too slow for armv6 and armv7 bots');
 
 const assert = require('assert');