diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/common.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/common.nix
index fc7483d2fa2..f36f28ac880 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/common.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, ninja, which
+{ stdenv, ninja, which, nodejs
 
 # default dependencies
 , bzip2, flac, speex, libopus
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ let
 
     nativeBuildInputs = [
       ninja which python2Packages.python perl pkgconfig
-      python2Packages.ply python2Packages.jinja2
+      python2Packages.ply python2Packages.jinja2 nodejs
     ];
 
     buildInputs = defaultDependencies ++ [
@@ -131,6 +131,9 @@ let
       }' gpu/config/gpu_control_list.cc
 
       patchShebangs .
+      # use our own nodejs
+      mkdir -p third_party/node/linux/node-linux-x64/bin
+      ln -s $(which node) third_party/node/linux/node-linux-x64/bin/node
     '' + optionalString (versionAtLeast version "52.0.0.0") ''
       sed -i -re 's/([^:])\<(isnan *\()/\1std::\2/g' \
         third_party/pdfium/xfa/fxbarcode/utils.h