diff --git a/tools/test-npm.sh b/tools/test-npm.sh
index 9e7f161e7f5046..397df10c4cfe32 100755
--- a/tools/test-npm.sh
+++ b/tools/test-npm.sh
@@ -13,10 +13,9 @@ if [ -z $NODE_EXE ]; then
 fi
 
 rm -rf test-npm
-mkdir test-npm
 
 # make a copy of deps/npm to run the tests on
-cp -r deps/npm/ test-npm/
+cp -r deps/npm test-npm
 
 cd test-npm