diff --git a/pylib/gyp/generator/compile_commands_json.py b/pylib/gyp/generator/compile_commands_json.py
index d4541291..f7f30001 100644
--- a/pylib/gyp/generator/compile_commands_json.py
+++ b/pylib/gyp/generator/compile_commands_json.py
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ def GenerateOutput(target_list, target_dicts, data, params):
         cwd = os.path.dirname(build_file)
         AddCommandsForTarget(cwd, target, params, per_config_commands)
 
-    output_dir = params["generator_flags"].get("output_dir", "out")
+    output_dir = params["options"].generator_output
     for configuration_name, commands in per_config_commands.items():
         filename = os.path.join(output_dir, configuration_name, "compile_commands.json")
         gyp.common.EnsureDirExists(filename)