diff --git a/deps/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/gyp/pylib/gyp/xcode_emulation.py b/deps/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/gyp/pylib/gyp/xcode_emulation.py
index 30f27d5..eb178a5 100644
--- a/deps/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/gyp/pylib/gyp/xcode_emulation.py
+++ b/deps/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/gyp/pylib/gyp/xcode_emulation.py
@@ -1018,12 +1018,15 @@ class XcodeSettings(object):
     # Since the value returned by this function is only used when ARCHS is not
     # set, then on iOS we return "i386", as the default xcode project generator
     # does not set ARCHS if it is not set in the .gyp file.
-    if self.isIOS:
+    try:
+      if self.isIOS:
+        return 'i386'
+      version, build = self._XcodeVersion()
+      if version >= '0500':
+        return 'x86_64'
       return 'i386'
-    version, build = self._XcodeVersion()
-    if version >= '0500':
+    except:
       return 'x86_64'
-    return 'i386'
 
 class MacPrefixHeader(object):
   """A class that helps with emulating Xcode's GCC_PREFIX_HEADER feature.