diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/node-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/node-packages.nix
index 6261d87cc915..56bcda57aa0d 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/node-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/node-packages.nix
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ rec {
       unpackFile ${src}
       chmod -R +w */
       mv */ package 2>/dev/null || true
-      sed -i -e "s/:\s*\"latest\"/:  *\"*\"/" -e "s/:\s*\"git\(\+\(ssh\|http\|https\)\)\?\:\/\/[^\"]*\"/: \"*\"/" package/package.json
+      sed -i -e "s/:\s*\"latest\"/:  \"*\"/" -e "s/:\s*\"git\(\+\(ssh\|http\|https\)\)\?\:\/\/[^\"]*\"/: \"*\"/" package/package.json
       mv */ $out
     '';