diff --git a/package/nodejs/nodejs.mk b/package/nodejs/nodejs.mk
index 7c8345cbcf..9806a64d38 100644
--- a/package/nodejs/nodejs.mk
+++ b/package/nodejs/nodejs.mk
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ NODEJS_BIN_ENV = $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
 	npm_config_arch=$(NODEJS_CPU) \
 	npm_config_target_arch=$(NODEJS_CPU) \
 	npm_config_build_from_source=true \
-	npm_config_nodedir=$(BUILD_DIR)/nodejs-$(NODEJS_VERSION) \
+	npm_config_nodedir=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr \
 	npm_config_prefix=$(TARGET_DIR)/usr \
 	npm_config_cache=$(BUILD_DIR)/.npm-cache