diff --git a/node_modules/@npmcli/config/lib/set-envs.js b/node_modules/@npmcli/config/lib/set-envs.js
index 089333796163..36d37145466e 100644
--- a/node_modules/@npmcli/config/lib/set-envs.js
+++ b/node_modules/@npmcli/config/lib/set-envs.js
@@ -53,13 +53,7 @@ const setEnvs = (config) => {
     list: [cliConf, envConf],
   } = config
 
-  const { DESTDIR } = env
-  if (platform !== 'win32' && DESTDIR && globalPrefix.indexOf(DESTDIR) === 0)
-    env.PREFIX = globalPrefix.substr(DESTDIR.length)
-  else
-    env.PREFIX = globalPrefix
-
-  env.INIT_CWD = env.INIT_CWD || process.cwd()
+  env.INIT_CWD = process.cwd()
 
   // if the key is the default value,
   //   if the environ is NOT the default value,
diff --git a/node_modules/@npmcli/config/package.json b/node_modules/@npmcli/config/package.json
index a7050c73a03e..644544a49d86 100644
--- a/node_modules/@npmcli/config/package.json
+++ b/node_modules/@npmcli/config/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@npmcli/config",
-  "version": "1.2.8",
+  "version": "1.2.9",
   "files": [
     "lib"
   ],
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 2697874fb5e4..dc4f0b2d30fb 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@
       "dependencies": {
         "@npmcli/arborist": "^2.1.1",
         "@npmcli/ci-detect": "^1.2.0",
-        "@npmcli/config": "^1.2.8",
+        "@npmcli/config": "^1.2.9",
         "@npmcli/run-script": "^1.8.1",
         "abbrev": "~1.1.1",
         "ansicolors": "~0.3.2",
@@ -727,9 +727,9 @@
       "inBundle": true
     },
     "node_modules/@npmcli/config": {
-      "version": "1.2.8",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@npmcli/config/-/config-1.2.8.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-XFqg1uxUhEiy73hT1Z66xrMojgUOzAaCCYm12bEYBbi3wxmaer8MDRQ8ZViCacHFSZhkLVLqt/osPwKKJPduPw==",
+      "version": "1.2.9",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@npmcli/config/-/config-1.2.9.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-d7mx35ju9HFg0gNHiwMU0HXCJk1esAeRdMktLeD+K2K2awkZyEm1FyX+g8iuZbmWGAaFP/aGiXo7a0lKlmp6Xg==",
       "inBundle": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "ini": "^2.0.0",
@@ -9962,9 +9962,9 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-oN3y7FAROHhrAt7Rr7PnTSwrHrZVRTS2ZbyxeQwSSYD0ifwM3YNgQqbaRmjcWoPyq77MjchusjJDspbzMmip1Q=="
     },
     "@npmcli/config": {
-      "version": "1.2.8",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@npmcli/config/-/config-1.2.8.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-XFqg1uxUhEiy73hT1Z66xrMojgUOzAaCCYm12bEYBbi3wxmaer8MDRQ8ZViCacHFSZhkLVLqt/osPwKKJPduPw==",
+      "version": "1.2.9",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@npmcli/config/-/config-1.2.9.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-d7mx35ju9HFg0gNHiwMU0HXCJk1esAeRdMktLeD+K2K2awkZyEm1FyX+g8iuZbmWGAaFP/aGiXo7a0lKlmp6Xg==",
       "requires": {
         "ini": "^2.0.0",
         "mkdirp-infer-owner": "^2.0.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 57b7f48964b8..e7cdc11d0bdf 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@npmcli/arborist": "^2.1.1",
     "@npmcli/ci-detect": "^1.2.0",
-    "@npmcli/config": "^1.2.8",
+    "@npmcli/config": "^1.2.9",
     "@npmcli/run-script": "^1.8.1",
     "abbrev": "~1.1.1",
     "ansicolors": "~0.3.2",