diff --git a/lib/module.js b/lib/module.js
index 8738c4cdd68..11ef3c50d74 100644
--- a/lib/module.js
+++ b/lib/module.js
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ function existsSync (path) {
 
 
 
-var modulePaths = [path.join(process.installPrefix, "lib", "node")];
+var modulePaths = [path.join(process.execPath, "..", "..", "lib", "node")];
 
 if (process.env["HOME"]) {
   modulePaths.unshift(path.join(process.env["HOME"], ".node_libraries"));