diff --git a/gyp/pylib/gyp/mac_tool.py b/gyp/pylib/gyp/mac_tool.py
index b8f38a8fdc..b8b7344eff 100755
--- a/gyp/pylib/gyp/mac_tool.py
+++ b/gyp/pylib/gyp/mac_tool.py
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ def _DetectInputEncoding(self, file_name):
     fp = open(file_name, 'rb')
     try:
       header = fp.read(3)
-    except e:
+    except Exception:
       fp.close()
       return None
     fp.close()