diff --git a/js/build.ts b/js/build.ts
index b2f52dbc14..e883cdba09 100644
--- a/js/build.ts
+++ b/js/build.ts
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ export interface BuildInfo {
   /** The operating system platform. */
   os: OSType;
 
-  /** The GN build arguments */
-  gnArgs: string;
+  /** The arguments passed to GN during build. See `gn help buildargs`. */
+  args: string;
 }
 
 /** The operating system platform. */
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export const build: BuildInfo = {
   // These string will be replaced by rollup
   arch: `ROLLUP_REPLACE_ARCH` as any,
   os: `ROLLUP_REPLACE_OS` as any,
-  gnArgs: `ROLLUP_REPLACE_GN_ARGS`
+  args: `ROLLUP_REPLACE_GN_ARGS`
   /* eslint-enable @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any */
 };
 
diff --git a/js/build_test.ts b/js/build_test.ts
index 7ef39a0401..106b5b1842 100644
--- a/js/build_test.ts
+++ b/js/build_test.ts
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ test(function buildInfo() {
 });
 
 test(function buildGnArgs() {
-  assert(Deno.build.gnArgs.length > 100);
+  assert(Deno.build.args.length > 100);
 });