diff --git a/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/setup-hook.sh b/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/setup-hook.sh
index c2888471044..41a9746ba42 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/setup-hook.sh
+++ b/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/setup-hook.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 addNodePath () {
-    addToSearchPath NODE_PATH $1/node_modules
+    addToSearchPath NODE_PATH $1/lib/node_modules
 }
 
 envHooks=(${envHooks[@]} addNodePath)