diff --git a/common.gypi b/common.gypi
index 634909c1ad4..c1752f823b2 100644
--- a/common.gypi
+++ b/common.gypi
@@ -496,6 +496,18 @@
           '-Wl,--export-dynamic',
         ],
       }],
+      # if node is built as an executable,
+      #      the openssl mechanism for keeping itself "dload"-ed to ensure proper
+      #      atexit cleanup does not apply
+      ['node_shared_openssl!="true" and node_shared!="true"', {
+        'defines': [
+          # `OPENSSL_NO_PINSHARED` prevents openssl from dload
+          #      current node executable,
+          #      see https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/21848
+          #      or https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/27925
+          'OPENSSL_NO_PINSHARED'
+        ],
+      }],
       ['node_shared_openssl!="true"', {
         # `OPENSSL_THREADS` is defined via GYP for openSSL for all architectures.
         'defines': [