diff --git a/lang/node-serialport/Makefile b/lang/node-serialport/Makefile
index da1e4ff40..2c75acf06 100644
--- a/lang/node-serialport/Makefile
+++ b/lang/node-serialport/Makefile
@@ -48,12 +48,14 @@ CPU:=$(subst x86_64,x64,$(subst i386,ia32,$(ARCH)))
 EXTRA_LDFLAGS="-L$(TOOLCHAIN_DIR)/lib/ -Wl,-rpath-link $(TOOLCHAIN_DIR)/lib/" \
 
 define Build/Compile
+	cd $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) ; \
 	$(MAKE_FLAGS) \
 	npm_config_arch=$(CONFIG_ARCH) \
 	npm_config_nodedir=$(BUILD_DIR)/node-$(PKG_NODE_VERSION)/ \
 	npm_config_cache=$(BUILD_DIR)/node-$(PKG_NODE_VERSION)/npm-cache \
 	PREFIX="$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/" \
-	npm install --build-from-source --target_arch=$(CPU) -g $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)
+	npm install --build-from-source --target_arch=$(CPU) -g \
+		`npm pack $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) | tail -n 1`
 endef
 
 define Package/node-serialport/install