diff --git a/bin/npm b/bin/npm
index 5acd6fb61a798..4183703a7857e 100755
--- a/bin/npm
+++ b/bin/npm
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ case `uname` in
 esac
 
 NODE_EXE="$basedir/node.exe"
+if ! [ -x "$NODE_EXE" ]; then
+  NODE_EXE="$basedir/node"
+fi
 if ! [ -x "$NODE_EXE" ]; then
   NODE_EXE=node
 fi