diff --git a/recipe/bld.bat b/recipe/bld.bat
index 6aba2b7f..8b3b99b8 100644
--- a/recipe/bld.bat
+++ b/recipe/bld.bat
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ call vcbuild.bat nosign release %PLATFORM%
 COPY Release\node.exe %PREFIX%\node.exe
 
 %PREFIX%\node.exe -v
-%PREFIX%\node.exe deps\npm\bin\npm-cli.js install npm -gf
+%PREFIX%\node.exe deps\npm\bin\npm-cli.js install deps\npm -gf
 %PREFIX%\npm.cmd version
 REM dedupe npm to avoid too-long path issues on Windows
 cd %PREFIX%\node_modules\npm