diff --git a/node_modules/node-gyp-build/node-gyp-build.js b/node_modules/node-gyp-build/node-gyp-build.js
index 61b398e..3cc3be8 100644
--- a/node_modules/node-gyp-build/node-gyp-build.js
+++ b/node_modules/node-gyp-build/node-gyp-build.js
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ load.resolve = load.path = function (dir) {
     if (process.env[name + '_PREBUILD']) dir = process.env[name + '_PREBUILD']
   } catch (err) {}
 
+  // pkg fix: native node modules are located externally to the pkg executable
+  dir = dir.replace(/^\/snapshot\/.+?\/node_modules\//, path.dirname(process.execPath) + path.sep)
+
   if (!prebuildsOnly) {
     var release = getFirst(path.join(dir, 'build/Release'), matchBuild)
     if (release) return release
