Index: node-v21.7.1/tools/install.py
===================================================================
--- node-v21.7.1.orig/tools/install.py
+++ node-v21.7.1/tools/install.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import errno
 import os
 import shutil
 import sys
+from distutils import sysconfig
 import re
 
 def abspath(*args):
@@ -66,6 +67,10 @@ def try_copy(options, path, dest):
   try_unlink(target_path) # prevent ETXTBSY errors
   return shutil.copy2(source_path, target_path)
 
+def libdir():
+  libdir_fq = sysconfig.get_config_var("LIBDIR")
+  return re.sub("^" + re.escape(node_prefix + "/"), "", libdir_fq)
+
 def try_remove(options, path, dest):
   source_path, target_path = mkpaths(options, path, dest)
   if not options.silent:
@@ -82,7 +87,7 @@ def uninstall(options, paths, dest):
     try_remove(options, path, dest)
 
 def package_files(options, action, name, bins):
-  target_path = os.path.join('lib/node_modules', name)
+  target_path = os.path.join(libdir(), 'node_modules', name)
 
   # don't install npm if the target path is a symlink, it probably means
   # that a dev version of npm is installed there
@@ -103,7 +108,7 @@ def package_files(options, action, name,
     if action == uninstall:
       action(options, [link_path], os.path.join('bin', bin_name))
     elif action == install:
-      try_symlink(options, os.path.join('../lib/node_modules', name, bin_target), link_path)
+      try_symlink(options, os.path.join('..', libdir(), 'node_modules', name, bin_target), link_path)
     else:
       assert 0  # unhandled action type
 
Index: node-v21.7.1/lib/internal/modules/cjs/loader.js
===================================================================
--- node-v21.7.1.orig/lib/internal/modules/cjs/loader.js
+++ node-v21.7.1/lib/internal/modules/cjs/loader.js
@@ -1528,7 +1528,7 @@ Module._initPaths = function() {
     path.resolve(process.execPath, '..') :
     path.resolve(process.execPath, '..', '..');
 
-  const paths = [path.resolve(prefixDir, 'lib', 'node')];
+  const paths = ['/usr/lib/node'];
 
   if (homeDir) {
     ArrayPrototypeUnshift(paths, path.resolve(homeDir, '.node_libraries'));