diff --git a/deps/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/find-visualstudio.js b/deps/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/find-visualstudio.js
index d3815112e65de0..25550ec9b41009 100644
--- a/deps/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/find-visualstudio.js
+++ b/deps/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/find-visualstudio.js
@@ -126,7 +126,11 @@ VisualStudioFinder.prototype = {
   // Invoke the PowerShell script to get information about Visual Studio 2017
   // or newer installations
   findVisualStudio2017OrNewer: function findVisualStudio2017OrNewer (cb) {
-    var ps = path.join(process.env.SystemRoot, 'System32',
+    // SysWOW64 PowerShell is needed on ARM64 because of the COM classes and
+    // interfaces used by Find-VisualStudio.cs, which are not registered for
+    // being used from ARM64 processes. 
+    var systemDirectory = process.arch === 'arm64' ? 'SysWOW64' : 'System32'
+    var ps = path.join(process.env.SystemRoot, systemDirectory,
       'WindowsPowerShell', 'v1.0', 'powershell.exe')
     var csFile = path.join(__dirname, 'Find-VisualStudio.cs')
     var psArgs = [