diff --git a/extra/nodejs/build b/extra/nodejs/build
index ae553f8d..60a53d48 100755
--- a/extra/nodejs/build
+++ b/extra/nodejs/build
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh -e
 
 # Force a Python 3 build.
-sed -i'' 's/\(2, 7\)/(3, 7)/' configure
+sed -i'' '/sys.exit(1)/d' configure
 
 sh ./configure \
     --prefix=/usr