diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/zi/zipline/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/zi/zipline/package.nix
index c0a8197983e9..d8a51297cddf 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/zi/zipline/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/zi/zipline/package.nix
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   env = environment // {
     DATABASE_URL = "dummy";
+    NODE_PATH = "${node-gyp}/lib/node_modules";
   };
 
   buildPhase = ''