diff --git a/node.gyp b/node.gyp
index 8809c5204a587e..3dfbe2fc7977a3 100644
--- a/node.gyp
+++ b/node.gyp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     'node_v8_options%': '',
     'node_enable_v8_vtunejit%': 'false',
     'node_core_target_name%': 'node',
-    'node_lib_target_name%': 'node_lib',
+    'node_lib_target_name%': 'libnode',
     'node_intermediate_lib_type%': 'static_library',
     'library_files': [
       'lib/internal/bootstrap/environment.js',
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@
           'msvs_settings': {
             'VCLinkerTool': {
               'AdditionalOptions': [
-                '/WHOLEARCHIVE:<(node_core_target_name)<(STATIC_LIB_SUFFIX)',
+                '/WHOLEARCHIVE:<(node_lib_target_name)<(STATIC_LIB_SUFFIX)',
               ],
             },
           },
@@ -364,12 +364,6 @@
             'OTHER_LDFLAGS': [ '-Wl,-rpath,@loader_path', ],
           },
         }],
-        [ 'node_intermediate_lib_type=="shared_library" and OS=="win"', {
-          # On Windows, having the same name for both executable and shared
-          # lib causes filename collision. Need a different PRODUCT_NAME for
-          # the executable and rename it back to node.exe later
-          'product_name': '<(node_core_target_name)-win',
-        }],
         [ 'node_report=="true"', {
           'defines': [
             'NODE_REPORT',
@@ -441,9 +435,8 @@
     {
       'target_name': '<(node_lib_target_name)',
       'type': '<(node_intermediate_lib_type)',
-      'product_name': '<(node_core_target_name)',
       'includes': [
-        'node.gypi'
+        'node.gypi',
       ],
 
       'include_dirs': [
@@ -1017,41 +1010,12 @@
         } ],
       ]
     }, # specialize_node_d
-    {
-      # When using shared lib to build executable in Windows, in order to avoid
-      # filename collision, the executable name is node-win.exe. Need to rename
-      # it back to node.exe
-      'target_name': 'rename_node_bin_win',
-      'type': 'none',
-      'dependencies': [
-        '<(node_core_target_name)',
-      ],
-      'conditions': [
-        [ 'OS=="win" and node_intermediate_lib_type=="shared_library"', {
-          'actions': [
-            {
-              'action_name': 'rename_node_bin_win',
-              'inputs': [
-                '<(PRODUCT_DIR)/<(node_core_target_name)-win.exe'
-              ],
-              'outputs': [
-                '<(PRODUCT_DIR)/<(node_core_target_name).exe',
-              ],
-              'action': [
-                'move', '<@(_inputs)', '<@(_outputs)',
-              ],
-            },
-          ],
-        } ],
-      ]
-    }, # rename_node_bin_win
     {
       'target_name': 'cctest',
       'type': 'executable',
 
       'dependencies': [
         '<(node_lib_target_name)',
-        'rename_node_bin_win',
         'deps/gtest/gtest.gyp:gtest',
         'deps/histogram/histogram.gyp:histogram',
         'node_dtrace_header',
diff --git a/vcbuild.bat b/vcbuild.bat
index acbf42e538350e..650218c21910fd 100644
--- a/vcbuild.bat
+++ b/vcbuild.bat
@@ -311,11 +311,11 @@ set "msbplatform=Win32"
 if "%target_arch%"=="x64" set "msbplatform=x64"
 if "%target_arch%"=="arm64" set "msbplatform=ARM64"
 if "%target%"=="Build" (
-  if defined no_cctest set target=rename_node_bin_win
-  if "%test_args%"=="" set target=rename_node_bin_win
+  if defined no_cctest set target=node
+  if "%test_args%"=="" set target=node
   if defined cctest set target="Build"
 )
-if "%target%"=="rename_node_bin_win" if exist "%config%\cctest.exe" del "%config%\cctest.exe"
+if "%target%"=="node" if exist "%config%\cctest.exe" del "%config%\cctest.exe"
 if defined msbuild_args set "extra_msbuild_args=%extra_msbuild_args% %msbuild_args%"
 msbuild node.sln %msbcpu% /t:%target% /p:Configuration=%config% /p:Platform=%msbplatform% /clp:NoItemAndPropertyList;Verbosity=minimal /nologo %extra_msbuild_args%
 if errorlevel 1 (