diff --git a/binding.gyp b/binding.gyp
index 8efae12..2073fe3 100644
--- a/binding.gyp
+++ b/binding.gyp
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
       'target_name': 'node_expat',
       'sources': [ 'node-expat.cc' ],
       'include_dirs': [
-        '<!(node -e \'require("nan")\')'
+        '<!(node -e "require(\'nan\')")'
       ],
       'dependencies': [
         'deps/libexpat/libexpat.gyp:expat'