diff --git a/aliases b/aliases
index b32de648..c1956536 100644
--- a/aliases
+++ b/aliases
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ alias pf="pfetch"
 alias ipaddr="curl ifconfig.me ; echo ''"
 alias hwclock="doas hwclock"
 alias killport="fuser -k"
-alias npm_upgrade="doas npm install -g npm@latest"
+alias npm_upgrade="doas npm install --location=global npm@latest"
 alias npm_list="npm list -g --depth=0"
 alias pip_upgrade="python -m pip install --upgrade pip"
 alias nb="newsboat"