diff --git a/lib/resolver.js b/lib/resolver.js
index e78e961a..209515ab 100644
--- a/lib/resolver.js
+++ b/lib/resolver.js
@@ -106,6 +106,14 @@ resolver._tryRegistering = function (generatorReference) {
 resolver.getNpmPaths = function () {
   let paths = [];
 
+  // Default paths for each system
+  if (win32) {
+    paths.push(path.join(process.env.APPDATA, 'npm/node_modules'));
+  } else {
+    paths.push('/usr/lib/node_modules');
+    paths.push('/usr/local/lib/node_modules');
+  }
+
   // Add NVM prefix directory
   if (process.env.NVM_PATH) {
     paths.push(path.join(path.dirname(process.env.NVM_PATH), 'node_modules'));
@@ -128,14 +136,6 @@ resolver.getNpmPaths = function () {
     paths.push(path.join(path.dirname(process.argv[1]), '../..'));
   }
 
-  // Default paths for each system
-  if (win32) {
-    paths.push(path.join(process.env.APPDATA, 'npm/node_modules'));
-  } else {
-    paths.push('/usr/lib/node_modules');
-    paths.push('/usr/local/lib/node_modules');
-  }
-
   // Walk up the CWD and add `node_modules/` folder lookup on each level
   process.cwd().split(path.sep).forEach((part, i, parts) => {
     let lookup = path.join.apply(path, parts.slice(0, i + 1).concat(['node_modules']));