diff --git a/lang/node-arduino-firmata/Makefile b/lang/node-arduino-firmata/Makefile
index 209c68403..f4de0c0c4 100644
--- a/lang/node-arduino-firmata/Makefile
+++ b/lang/node-arduino-firmata/Makefile
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ define Build/Compile
 	npm_config_nodedir=$(BUILD_DIR)/node-v$(PKG_NODE_VERSION)/ \
 	npm_config_cache=$(BUILD_DIR)/node-v$(PKG_NODE_VERSION)/npm-cache \
 	PREFIX="$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/" \
-	$(STAGING_DIR)/host/bin/npm install -g $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)
+	npm install -g $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)
 endef
 
 define Package/node-arduino-firmata/install
diff --git a/lang/node-cylon/Makefile b/lang/node-cylon/Makefile
index 272c8fbfb..13833a355 100644
--- a/lang/node-cylon/Makefile
+++ b/lang/node-cylon/Makefile
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ define Build/Compile
 	npm_config_nodedir=$(BUILD_DIR)/node-v$(PKG_NODE_VERSION)/ \
 	npm_config_cache=$(BUILD_DIR)/node-v$(PKG_NODE_VERSION)/npm-cache \
 	PREFIX="$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/" \
-	$(STAGING_DIR)/host/bin/npm install -g $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)
+	npm install -g $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)
 endef
 
 define Package/node-cylon/install
diff --git a/lang/node-hid/Makefile b/lang/node-hid/Makefile
index 2b6031aa6..b8a5b7ab9 100644
--- a/lang/node-hid/Makefile
+++ b/lang/node-hid/Makefile
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ define Build/Compile
 	npm_config_nodedir=$(BUILD_DIR)/node-v$(PKG_NODE_VERSION)/ \
 	npm_config_cache=$(BUILD_DIR)/node-v$(PKG_NODE_VERSION)/npm-cache \
 	PREFIX="$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/" \
-	$(STAGING_DIR)/host/bin/npm install --build-from-source --target_arch=$(CPU) -g $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)
+	npm install --build-from-source --target_arch=$(CPU) -g $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)
 endef
 
 define Package/node-hid/install
diff --git a/lang/node-serialport/Makefile b/lang/node-serialport/Makefile
index 09e66219b..310940492 100644
--- a/lang/node-serialport/Makefile
+++ b/lang/node-serialport/Makefile
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ define Build/Compile
 	npm_config_nodedir=$(BUILD_DIR)/node-v$(PKG_NODE_VERSION)/ \
 	npm_config_cache=$(BUILD_DIR)/node-v$(PKG_NODE_VERSION)/npm-cache \
 	PREFIX="$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/" \
-	$(STAGING_DIR)/host/bin/npm install --build-from-source --target_arch=$(CPU) -g $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)
+	npm install --build-from-source --target_arch=$(CPU) -g $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)
 endef
 
 define Package/node-serialport/install
diff --git a/lang/node/Makefile b/lang/node/Makefile
index 4f9aa7960..51ed57fe5 100644
--- a/lang/node/Makefile
+++ b/lang/node/Makefile
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ HOST_CONFIGURE_VARS:=
 HOST_CONFIGURE_ARGS:= \
 	--dest-os=linux \
 	--without-snapshot \
-	--prefix=$(STAGING_DIR)/host/
+	--prefix=$(HOST_BUILD_PREFIX)
 
 HOST_CONFIGURE_CMD:=python ./configure