--- a/config/webpack.config.js
+++ b/config/webpack.config.js
@@ -331,6 +331,7 @@
 
   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'),
@@ -340,7 +341,12 @@
       'vendor':         path.join(ROOT_PATH, 'vendor/assets/javascripts'),
       'vue$':           'vue/dist/vue.esm.js',
     }
+  },
+
+  resolveLoader: {
+    modules: ['/usr/share/gitlab/node_modules', '/usr/lib/nodejs'],
   }
+
 }
 
 config.entry = Object.assign({}, autoEntries, config.entry);