diff --git a/lib/common/init.js b/lib/common/init.js
index a4766c4a7f96..923ef910886d 100644
--- a/lib/common/init.js
+++ b/lib/common/init.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ process.atomBinding = function(name) {
 
 if (!process.env.ELECTRON_HIDE_INTERNAL_MODULES) {
   // Add common/api/lib to module search paths.
-  Module.globalPaths.push(path.resolve(__dirname, '..', 'api', 'lib'));
+  Module.globalPaths.push(path.join(__dirname, 'api'));
 }