diff --git a/packages/@tailwindcss-node/src/compile.ts b/packages/@tailwindcss-node/src/compile.ts
index 7eb959d3bb1b..ed2126da960c 100644
--- a/packages/@tailwindcss-node/src/compile.ts
+++ b/packages/@tailwindcss-node/src/compile.ts
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ async function importModule(path: string): Promise<any> {
   }
 }
 
-const modules = ['node_modules', ...(process.env.NODE_PATH ? [process.env.NODE_PATH] : [])]
+const modules = ['node_modules', ...(process.env.NODE_PATH ? [...process.env.NODE_PATH.split(path.delimiter)] : [])]
 
 const cssResolver = EnhancedResolve.ResolverFactory.createResolver({
   fileSystem: new EnhancedResolve.CachedInputFileSystem(fs, 4000),
diff --git a/packages/@tailwindcss-standalone/scripts/build.ts b/packages/@tailwindcss-standalone/scripts/build.ts
index 7ff572d3b0b6..0aee26435aad 100644
--- a/packages/@tailwindcss-standalone/scripts/build.ts
+++ b/packages/@tailwindcss-standalone/scripts/build.ts
@@ -60,9 +60,6 @@ for (let { target, name } of builds) {
 
       // This simplifies the Oxide loading code a small amount
       'process.env.NAPI_RS_NATIVE_LIBRARY_PATH': JSON.stringify(''),
-
-      // No need to support additional NODE_PATHs in the standalone build
-      'process.env.NODE_PATH': JSON.stringify(''),
     },
 
     compile: {