diff --git a/src/binding.gyp b/src/binding.gyp
index 25fe4083..1a517818 100644
--- a/src/binding.gyp
+++ b/src/binding.gyp
@@ -154,7 +154,6 @@
               'OTHER_LDFLAGS': [
                 # Ensure runtime linking is relative to sharp.node
                 '-Wl,-rpath,\'@loader_path/../../sharp-libvips-<(platform_and_arch)/lib\'',
-                '-Wl,-rpath,\'@loader_path/../../node_modules/@sharpen/sharp-libvips-<(platform_and_arch)/lib\'',
                 '-Wl,-rpath,\'@loader_path/../../../node_modules/@sharpen/sharp-libvips-<(platform_and_arch)/lib\''
               ]
             }
@@ -175,7 +174,6 @@
                 '-Wl,-s',
                 '-Wl,--disable-new-dtags',
                 '-Wl,-rpath=\'$$ORIGIN/../../sharp-libvips-<(platform_and_arch)/lib\'',
-                '-Wl,-rpath=\'$$ORIGIN/../../node_modules/@sharpen/sharp-libvips-<(platform_and_arch)/lib\'',
                 '-Wl,-rpath=\'$$ORIGIN/../../../node_modules/@sharpen/sharp-libvips-<(platform_and_arch)/lib\''
               ]
             }