diff --git a/lang/node-javascript-obfuscator/Makefile b/lang/node-javascript-obfuscator/Makefile
index 0268244e51..7f42325631 100644
--- a/lang/node-javascript-obfuscator/Makefile
+++ b/lang/node-javascript-obfuscator/Makefile
@@ -50,8 +50,7 @@ HOSTTMPNPM:=$(shell mktemp -u XXXXXXXXXX)
 TARGET_CFLAGS+=$(FPIC)
 TARGET_CPPFLAGS+=$(FPIC)
 
-define Build/Compile
-	$(MAKE_VARS) \
+NPM_FLAGS=$(MAKE_VARS) \
 	$(MAKE_FLAGS) \
 	npm_config_arch=$(NODEJS_CPU) \
 	npm_config_target_arch=$(NODEJS_CPU) \
@@ -59,42 +58,51 @@ define Build/Compile
 	npm_config_nodedir=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/ \
 	npm_config_prefix=$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/ \
 	npm_config_cache=$(TMP_DIR)/npm-cache-$(TMPNPM) \
-	npm_config_tmp=$(TMP_DIR)/npm-tmp-$(TMPNPM) \
-	npm install -g $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)
+	npm_config_tmp=$(TMP_DIR)/npm-tmp-$(TMPNPM)
+
+define Build/Compile
+	cd $(PKG_BUILD_DIR); \
+	$(NPM_FLAGS) npm install --production --global-style --no-save --omit=dev --no-package-lock --ignore-scripts --legacy-peer-deps
 	rm -rf $(TMP_DIR)/npm-tmp-$(TMPNPM)
 	rm -rf $(TMP_DIR)/npm-cache-$(TMPNPM)
 endef
 
 define Package/node-javascript-obfuscator/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib/node/$(PKG_NPM_NAME)
-	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/node_modules/$(PKG_NPM_NAME)/{package.json,LICENSE.BSD} \
+	$(CP) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/{package.json,LICENSE.BSD} \
 		$(1)/usr/lib/node/$(PKG_NPM_NAME)/
-	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/node_modules/$(PKG_NPM_NAME)/README.md \
+	$(CP) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/README.md \
 		$(1)/usr/lib/node/$(PKG_NPM_NAME)/
-	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/node_modules/$(PKG_NPM_NAME)/{node_modules,bin,dist} \
+	$(CP) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/{node_modules,bin,dist} \
 		$(1)/usr/lib/node/$(PKG_NPM_NAME)/
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/bin
 	$(LN) ../lib/node/javascript-obfuscator/bin/javascript-obfuscator $(1)/usr/bin/javascript-obfuscator
 endef
 
-define Host/Compile
-	$(HOST_MAKE_VARS) \
+HOST_NPM_FLAGS=$(HOST_MAKE_VARS) \
+	$(HOST_MAKE_FLAGS) \
+	npm_config_arch=$(NODEJS_CPU) \
+	npm_config_target_arch=$(NODEJS_CPU) \
+	npm_config_build_from_source=true \
 	npm_config_nodedir=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/ \
 	npm_config_prefix=$(HOST_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/ \
 	npm_config_cache=$(TMP_DIR)/npm-cache-$(HOSTTMPNPM) \
-	npm_config_tmp=$(TMP_DIR)/npm-tmp-$(HOSTTMPNPM) \
-	npm install -g --no-optional $(HOST_BUILD_DIR)
+	npm_config_tmp=$(TMP_DIR)/npm-tmp-$(HOSTTMPNPM)
+
+define Host/Compile
+	cd $(HOST_BUILD_DIR); \
+	$(HOST_NPM_FLAGS) npm install --production --global-style --no-save --omit=dev --no-package-lock --ignore-scripts --legacy-peer-deps
 	rm -rf $(TMP_DIR)/npm-tmp-$(HOSTTMPNPM)
 	rm -rf $(TMP_DIR)/npm-cache-$(HOSTTMPNPM)
 endef
 
 define Host/Install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/lib/node_modules/$(PKG_NPM_NAME)
-	$(CP) $(HOST_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/node_modules/$(PKG_NPM_NAME)/{package.json,LICENSE.BSD} \
+	$(CP) $(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/{package.json,LICENSE.BSD} \
 		$(1)/lib/node_modules/$(PKG_NPM_NAME)/
-	$(CP) $(HOST_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/node_modules/$(PKG_NPM_NAME)/README.md \
+	$(CP) $(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/README.md \
 		$(1)/lib/node_modules/$(PKG_NPM_NAME)/
-	$(CP) $(HOST_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/node_modules/$(PKG_NPM_NAME)/{node_modules,bin,dist} \
+	$(CP) $(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/{node_modules,bin,dist} \
 		$(1)/lib/node_modules/$(PKG_NPM_NAME)/
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/bin
 	$(LN) ../lib/node_modules/javascript-obfuscator/bin/javascript-obfuscator $(1)/bin/javascript-obfuscator