diff --git a/plugins/npmbrew/npmbrew.plugin.zsh b/plugins/npmbrew/npmbrew.plugin.zsh
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+function _npm_brew_paths() {
+    local old_eglob=$(setopt | grep '^extendedglob$')
+    [ -z ${old_eglob} ] && setopt extendedglob
+    echo /usr/local/lib/node_modules/^npm/bin
+    [ -z ${old_eglob} ] && setopt noextendedglob
+}
+
+# add /usr/local/lib/node_modules/^npm/bin to PATH
+for p in `_npm_brew_paths`;
+    [ -d $p ] && path=($p $path)
+unset _npm_brew_paths