--- a/config/webpack.config.js
+++ b/config/webpack.config.js
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@
 
   resolve: {
     extensions: ['.js'],
+    modules: ['/usr/share/gitlab/node_modules', '/usr/lib/nodejs'],
     alias: {
       '~':              path.join(ROOT_PATH, 'app/assets/javascripts'),
       'emojis':         path.join(ROOT_PATH, 'fixtures/emojis'),
@@ -246,6 +247,10 @@
     }
   },
 
+  resolveLoader: {
+    modules: ['/usr/share/gitlab/node_modules', '/usr/lib/nodejs'],
+  },
+
   // sqljs requires fs
   node: {
     fs: 'empty',