diff --git a/ansible/roles/all/templates/users/aki/zsh/functions.zsh.j2 b/ansible/roles/all/templates/users/aki/zsh/functions.zsh.j2
index c08345696..22c1442c2 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/all/templates/users/aki/zsh/functions.zsh.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/all/templates/users/aki/zsh/functions.zsh.j2
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ function update() {
 
   if command_exists npm; then
     echo "Updating npm..."
-    npm update --location=global
+    npm update --global
     echo "npm updated!"
   fi
 
diff --git a/ansible/roles/common/tasks/npm.yml b/ansible/roles/common/tasks/npm.yml
index 2ccb8942b..486a91548 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/common/tasks/npm.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/common/tasks/npm.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@
   ansible.builtin.command:
     cmd: >
       zsh -c "source ~/.asdf/asdf.sh &&
-      direnv exec ~ npm install --location=global {{ item }}"
+      direnv exec ~ npm install --global {{ item }}"
     creates: "{{ npm_binaries_dir }}/{{ item }}"
   loop: "{{ package_names }}"