diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/node/build-npm-package/hooks/npm-config-hook.sh b/pkgs/build-support/node/build-npm-package/hooks/npm-config-hook.sh
index 7fabd80eec1fe..d954bb010df2d 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/node/build-npm-package/hooks/npm-config-hook.sh
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/node/build-npm-package/hooks/npm-config-hook.sh
@@ -29,7 +29,11 @@ npmConfigHook() {
     fi
 
     local -r cacheLockfile="$npmDeps/package-lock.json"
-    local -r srcLockfile="$PWD/package-lock.json"
+    if [[ -f npm-shrinkwrap.json ]]; then
+        local -r srcLockfile="$PWD/npm-shrinkwrap.json"
+    else
+        local -r srcLockfile="$PWD/package-lock.json"
+    fi
 
     echo "Validating consistency between $srcLockfile and $cacheLockfile"
 
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ar/ares-cli/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ar/ares-cli/package.nix
index 8c5be1fea7eb1..adb13af633d1a 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ar/ares-cli/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ar/ares-cli/package.nix
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@ buildNpmPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-L8suZDtXVchVyvp7KCv0UaceJqqGBdfopd5tZzwj3MY=";
   };
 
-  postPatch = ''
-    ln -s npm-shrinkwrap.json package-lock.json
-  '';
-
   dontNpmBuild = true;
   npmDepsHash = "sha256-ATIxe/sulfOpz5KiWauDAPZrlfUOFyiTa+5ECFbVd+0=";
 
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ba/balena-cli/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ba/balena-cli/package.nix
index e62e4be0a1b5c..36aaef1667b02 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ba/balena-cli/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ba/balena-cli/package.nix
@@ -33,9 +33,6 @@ buildNpmPackage' rec {
 
   npmDepsHash = "sha256-SWtWXvWUuIzMqLoEDRTqVJyWNK/FXOA/LF73kCWfuz4=";
 
-  postPatch = ''
-    ln -s npm-shrinkwrap.json package-lock.json
-  '';
   makeCacheWritable = true;
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/bt/btc-rpc-explorer/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/bt/btc-rpc-explorer/package.nix
index b8074f93fbc4a..93e32a9f67f53 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/bt/btc-rpc-explorer/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/bt/btc-rpc-explorer/package.nix
@@ -20,10 +20,6 @@ buildNpmPackage rec {
 
   npmDepsHash = "sha256-eYA2joO4wcV10xJeYLqCbvM2szWlqofmugoHHD9D30U=";
 
-  postPatch = ''
-    ln -s npm-shrinkwrap.json package-lock.json
-  '';
-
   makeCacheWritable = true;
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/fi/firebase-tools/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/fi/firebase-tools/package.nix
index 412d32c9e8d09..30ad95639ac02 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/fi/firebase-tools/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/fi/firebase-tools/package.nix
@@ -21,10 +21,6 @@ buildNpmPackage rec {
 
   npmDepsHash = "sha256-EhUJj1kSMslCXhgzCEiVn+4DSmRfvj/nh3OmaZCh/bk=";
 
-  postPatch = ''
-    ln -s npm-shrinkwrap.json package-lock.json
-  '';
-
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     python3
   ]
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/pa/particle-cli/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/pa/particle-cli/package.nix
index ce2d2164d7e6b..5a1a482b77981 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/pa/particle-cli/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/pa/particle-cli/package.nix
@@ -26,10 +26,6 @@ buildNpmPackage (finalAttrs: {
   dontNpmBuild = true;
   dontNpmPrune = true;
 
-  postPatch = ''
-    ln -s npm-shrinkwrap.json package-lock.json
-  '';
-
   postInstall = ''
     install -D -t $out/etc/udev/rules.d \
       $out/lib/node_modules/particle-cli/assets/50-particle.rules
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/re/redoc-cli/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/re/redoc-cli/package.nix
index 15d3e4f84dad7..69d002db4bac6 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/re/redoc-cli/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/re/redoc-cli/package.nix
@@ -19,10 +19,6 @@ buildNpmPackage rec {
 
   npmDepsHash = "sha256-XL4D7+hb0zOxAr/aRo2UOg4UOip3oewbffsnkFddmWw=";
 
-  postPatch = ''
-    ln -s npm-shrinkwrap.json package-lock.json
-  '';
-
   dontNpmBuild = true;
 
   meta = {
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/si/sitespeed-io/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/si/sitespeed-io/package.nix
index 0da1a79be71e9..63e79e1ed5fc4 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/si/sitespeed-io/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/si/sitespeed-io/package.nix
@@ -35,10 +35,6 @@ buildNpmPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-S7XYDxKODK6R/O9kNVq04pponYfcwTwsyVQO8yh598w=";
   };
 
-  postPatch = ''
-    ln -s npm-shrinkwrap.json package-lock.json
-  '';
-
   # Don't try to download the browser drivers
   CHROMEDRIVER_SKIP_DOWNLOAD = true;
   GECKODRIVER_SKIP_DOWNLOAD = true;
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/x2/x2t/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/x2/x2t/package.nix
index e067a41fbe46d..3fbc08b902e4b 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/x2/x2t/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/x2/x2t/package.nix
@@ -164,10 +164,6 @@ let
     };
     sourceRoot = "${finalAttrs.src.name}/build";
 
-    postPatch = ''
-      cp npm-shrinkwrap.json package-lock.json
-    '';
-
     npmDepsHash = "sha256-Hpf+z3RGqZ1LTdow6xP00hNmWf4xs+KnVBj4NbPW4uM=";
 
     dontNpmBuild = true;