diff --git a/pkgs/development/node-packages/default.nix b/pkgs/development/node-packages/default.nix
index 1ecb19b4cbf..36ba75df33f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/node-packages/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/node-packages/default.nix
@@ -77,6 +77,13 @@ let
       buildInputs = [ self.node-gyp-build pkgs.unbound ];
     };
 
+    ijavascript = super.ijavascript.override (oldAttrs: {
+      preRebuild = ''
+        export NPM_CONFIG_ZMQ_EXTERNAL=true
+      '';
+      buildInputs = oldAttrs.buildInputs ++ [ self.node-gyp-build pkgs.zeromq ];
+    });
+
     insect = super.insect.override (drv: {
       nativeBuildInputs = drv.nativeBuildInputs or [] ++ [ pkgs.psc-package self.pulp ];
     });
diff --git a/pkgs/development/node-packages/node-packages.json b/pkgs/development/node-packages/node-packages.json
index defb2703f09..4fa73b59e50 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/node-packages/node-packages.json
+++ b/pkgs/development/node-packages/node-packages.json
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@
 , "hs-airdrop"
 , "hs-client"
 , "hueadm"
+, "ijavascript"
 , "inliner"
 , "imapnotify"
 , "indium"