diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b8986e9a..394eb0a9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -376,14 +376,14 @@ ADDONS_BINDING_SOURCES := \
 	$(filter-out test/addons/??_*/*.h, $(wildcard test/addons/*/*.h))
 
 ADDONS_PREREQS := config.gypi \
-	deps/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/package.json tools/build-addons.js \
+	tools/build-addons.js \
 	deps/uv/include/*.h deps/v8/include/*.h \
 	src/node.h src/node_buffer.h src/node_object_wrap.h src/node_version.h
 
 define run_build_addons
 env npm_config_loglevel=$(LOGLEVEL) npm_config_nodedir="$$PWD" \
 	npm_config_python="$(PYTHON)" $(NODE) "$$PWD/tools/build-addons" \
-	"$$PWD/deps/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js" \
+	"/usr/bin/node-gyp" \
 	$1
 touch $2
 endef