diff --git a/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/v18.nix b/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/v18.nix
index ca85a18951a5..dd6028edcaa9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/v18.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/v18.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ callPackage, python3, enableNpm ? true }:
+{ callPackage, python3, fetchpatch, enableNpm ? true }:
 
 let
   buildNodejs = callPackage ./nodejs.nix {
@@ -11,5 +11,13 @@ buildNodejs {
   sha256 = "sha256-iDSjPJLf5rqJA+ZxXK6qJd/0ZX5wPFTNBuwRNJPiw8I=";
   patches = [
     ./disable-darwin-v8-system-instrumentation.patch
+    # Fix npm silently fail without a HOME directory https://github.com/npm/cli/issues/4996
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://github.com/npm/cli/commit/9905d0e24c162c3f6cc006fa86b4c9d0205a4c6f.patch";
+      sha256 = "sha256-RlabXWtjzTZ5OgrGf4pFkolonvTDIPlzPY1QcYDd28E=";
+      includes = [ "deps/npm/lib/npm.js" "deps/npm/lib/utils/log-file.js" ];
+      stripLen = 1;
+      extraPrefix = "deps/npm/";
+    })
   ];
 }