diff --git a/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/default.nix b/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/default.nix
index cff2a5e2b11..043ab36c93f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/default.nix
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sed -e 's|^#!/usr/bin/env python$|#!${python}/bin/python|g' -i tools/{*.py,waf-light,node-waf}
   '';
 
-  postInstall = stdenv.lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin ''
+  postInstall = ''
+    sed -e 's|^#!/usr/bin/env node$|#!'$out'/bin/node|' -i $out/lib/node_modules/npm/bin/npm-cli.js
+  '' + stdenv.lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin ''
     install_name_tool -change libv8.dylib ${v8}/lib/libv8.dylib $out/bin/node
   '';