--- a/lib/module.js
+++ b/lib/module.js
@@ -714,7 +714,8 @@
   } else {
     prefixDir = path.resolve(process.execPath, '..', '..');
   }
-  var paths = [path.resolve(prefixDir, 'lib', 'node')];
+  var paths = [path.resolve(prefixDir, 'lib', 'node'),
+               path.resolve(prefixDir, 'lib', 'node_modules')];
 
   if (homeDir) {
     paths.unshift(path.resolve(homeDir, '.node_libraries'));
