diff --git a/docs/developing/tips.md b/docs/developing/tips.md
index 1b115a3644a..2adf19ea58d 100644
--- a/docs/developing/tips.md
+++ b/docs/developing/tips.md
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ Change the owner of npm's directories to the current user:
 
 ```shell
 $ sudo chown -R $(whoami) /usr/local/{lib/node_modules,bin,share}
+$ sudo chown -R $(whoami) /usr/lib/node_modules
 $ sudo chown -R $(whoami) ~/.npm ~/.npmrc
 ```
 
diff --git a/versioned_docs/version-v5/developing/tips.md b/versioned_docs/version-v5/developing/tips.md
index d854de40bea..f5155db1faf 100644
--- a/versioned_docs/version-v5/developing/tips.md
+++ b/versioned_docs/version-v5/developing/tips.md
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ Change the owner of npm's directories to the current user:
 
 ```shell
 $ sudo chown -R $(whoami) /usr/local/{lib/node_modules,bin,share}
+$ sudo chown -R $(whoami) /usr/lib/node_modules
 $ sudo chown -R $(whoami) ~/.npm ~/.npmrc
 ```
 
diff --git a/versioned_docs/version-v6/developing/tips.md b/versioned_docs/version-v6/developing/tips.md
index 1b115a3644a..2adf19ea58d 100644
--- a/versioned_docs/version-v6/developing/tips.md
+++ b/versioned_docs/version-v6/developing/tips.md
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ Change the owner of npm's directories to the current user:
 
 ```shell
 $ sudo chown -R $(whoami) /usr/local/{lib/node_modules,bin,share}
+$ sudo chown -R $(whoami) /usr/lib/node_modules
 $ sudo chown -R $(whoami) ~/.npm ~/.npmrc
 ```