diff --git a/node_modules/node-gyp-build/index.js b/node_modules/node-gyp-build/index.js
index b5096ed..7cd451a 100644
--- a/node_modules/node-gyp-build/index.js
+++ b/node_modules/node-gyp-build/index.js
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ 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