diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 224c2e4e..8d219c18 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -98,7 +98,12 @@ APPLICATION_VERSION_DEBIAN = $(shell echo $(APPLICATION_VERSION) | tr "-" "~")
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 release/electron-$(TARGET_PLATFORM)-$(TARGET_ARCH)-dependencies/node_modules: package.json npm-shrinkwrap.json
-	./scripts/unix/dependencies-npm.sh -p -r "$(TARGET_ARCH)" -v "$(ELECTRON_VERSION)" -x $(dir $@) -t electron
+	./scripts/unix/dependencies-npm.sh -p \
+		-r "$(TARGET_ARCH)" \
+		-v "$(ELECTRON_VERSION)" \
+		-x $(dir $@) \
+		-t electron \
+		-s "$(TARGET_PLATFORM)"
 
 release/electron-$(TARGET_PLATFORM)-$(TARGET_ARCH)-dependencies/bower_components: bower.json
 	./scripts/unix/dependencies-bower.sh -p -x $(dir $@)
@@ -200,7 +205,11 @@ electron-develop:
 	# is defined by the `npm-shrinkwrap.json` file, and will thus
 	# refuse to do anything but install from scratch.
 	rm -rf node_modules
-	./scripts/unix/dependencies-npm.sh -r "$(TARGET_ARCH)" -v "$(ELECTRON_VERSION)" -t electron
+	./scripts/unix/dependencies-npm.sh \
+		-r "$(TARGET_ARCH)" \
+		-v "$(ELECTRON_VERSION)" \
+		-t electron \
+		-s "$(TARGET_PLATFORM)"
 	./scripts/unix/dependencies-bower.sh
 
 ifeq ($(TARGET_PLATFORM),darwin)
diff --git a/scripts/unix/dependencies-npm.sh b/scripts/unix/dependencies-npm.sh
index aa2ce497..07077477 100755
--- a/scripts/unix/dependencies-npm.sh
+++ b/scripts/unix/dependencies-npm.sh
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ function usage() {
   echo "    -r <architecture>"
   echo "    -v <target version>"
   echo "    -t <target platform (node|electron)>"
+  echo "    -s <target operating system>"
   echo "    -x <install prefix>"
   echo "    -f force install"
   echo "    -p production install"
@@ -46,15 +47,17 @@ function usage() {
 ARGV_ARCHITECTURE=""
 ARGV_TARGET_VERSION=""
 ARGV_TARGET_PLATFORM=""
+ARGV_TARGET_OPERATING_SYSTEM=""
 ARGV_PREFIX=""
 ARGV_FORCE=false
 ARGV_PRODUCTION=false
 
-while getopts ":r:v:t:x:fp" option; do
+while getopts ":r:v:t:s:x:fp" option; do
   case $option in
     r) ARGV_ARCHITECTURE=$OPTARG ;;
     v) ARGV_TARGET_VERSION=$OPTARG ;;
     t) ARGV_TARGET_PLATFORM=$OPTARG ;;
+    s) ARGV_TARGET_OPERATING_SYSTEM=$OPTARG ;;
     x) ARGV_PREFIX=$OPTARG ;;
     f) ARGV_FORCE=true ;;
     p) ARGV_PRODUCTION=true ;;
@@ -64,11 +67,20 @@ done
 
 if [ -z "$ARGV_ARCHITECTURE" ] \
   || [ -z "$ARGV_TARGET_VERSION" ] \
-  || [ -z "$ARGV_TARGET_PLATFORM" ]
+  || [ -z "$ARGV_TARGET_PLATFORM" ] \
+  || [ -z "$ARGV_TARGET_OPERATING_SYSTEM" ]
 then
   usage
 fi
 
+if [ "$ARGV_TARGET_OPERATING_SYSTEM" == "win32" ]; then
+
+  # We require Visual Studio 2013 specifically since newer versions
+  # lack command line build tools such as `lib.exe` and `cl.exe`.
+  export GYP_MSVS_VERSION=2013
+
+fi
+
 if [ "$ARGV_TARGET_PLATFORM" == "electron" ]; then
 
   # Ensure native addons are compiled with the correct headers