diff --git a/install.js b/install.js
index 0f36b3839..0e93a3d41 100644
--- a/install.js
+++ b/install.js
@@ -327,17 +327,31 @@ function copyIntoPlace(extractedPath, targetPath) {
   })
 }
 
+function getLocationInLibModuleIfMatching(libPath) {
+  var libModule = require(libPath)
+  if (libModule.location &&
+      getTargetPlatform() == libModule.platform &&
+      getTargetArch() == libModule.arch) {
+    try {
+      var resolvedLocation = path.resolve(path.dirname(libPath), libModule.location)
+      if (fs.statSync(resolvedLocation)) {
+        return resolvedLocation
+      }
+    } catch (e) {
+      // fall through
+    }
+  }
+  return false
+}
+
 /**
  * Check to see if the binary in lib is OK to use. If successful, exit the process.
  */
 function tryPhantomjsInLib() {
   return kew.fcall(function () {
-    var libModule = require('./lib/location.js')
-    if (libModule.location &&
-        getTargetPlatform() == libModule.platform &&
-        getTargetArch() == libModule.arch &&
-        fs.statSync(path.join('./lib', libModule.location))) {
-      console.log('PhantomJS is previously installed at ' + libModule.location)
+    var location = getLocationInLibModuleIfMatching('./lib/location.js')
+    if (location) {
+      console.log('PhantomJS is previously installed at', location)
       exit(0)
     }
   }).fail(function () {
@@ -369,7 +383,17 @@ function tryPhantomjsOnPath() {
 
     var contents = fs.readFileSync(phantomPath, 'utf8')
     if (/NPM_INSTALL_MARKER/.test(contents)) {
-      console.log('Looks like an `npm install -g`; skipping installed version.')
+      console.log('Looks like an `npm install -g`')
+
+      var globalLocation = getLocationInLibModuleIfMatching(
+          path.resolve(fs.realpathSync(phantomPath), '../../lib/location'))
+      if (globalLocation) {
+        console.log('Linking to global install at', globalLocation)
+        writeLocationFile(globalLocation)
+        exit(0)
+      }
+
+      console.log('Could not link global install, skipping...')
     } else {
       return checkPhantomjsVersion(phantomPath).then(function (matches) {
         if (matches) {
diff --git a/lib/phantomjs.js b/lib/phantomjs.js
index 4040a77bc..3b894a5ed 100644
--- a/lib/phantomjs.js
+++ b/lib/phantomjs.js
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 
 var fs = require('fs')
 var path = require('path')
-var which = require('which')
 
 
 /**
@@ -15,7 +14,10 @@ var which = require('which')
  * @type {string}
  */
 try {
-  exports.path = path.resolve(__dirname, require('./location').location)
+  var location = require('./location')
+  exports.path = path.resolve(__dirname, location.location)
+  exports.platform = location.platform
+  exports.arch = location.arch
 } catch(e) {
   // Must be running inside install script.
   exports.path = null