diff --git a/lib/node-gyp.js b/lib/node-gyp.js
index 8dd551bf3d..21ed80f9ff 100644
--- a/lib/node-gyp.js
+++ b/lib/node-gyp.js
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ var proto = Gyp.prototype
  * Export the contents of the package.json.
  */
 
-proto.package = require('../package')
+proto.package = require('../package.json')
 
 /**
  * nopt configuration definitions