--- a/config/webpack.config.js
+++ b/config/webpack.config.js
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@
 
   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'),