diff --git a/build/package.json b/build/package.json
index cb9954147..d7323db5c 100644
--- a/build/package.json
+++ b/build/package.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/atom/atom.git"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "asar": "^0.2.2",
+    "asar": "^0.4.0",
     "async": "~0.2.9",
     "donna": "1.0.7",
     "formidable": "~1.0.14",
diff --git a/build/tasks/generate-asar-task.coffee b/build/tasks/generate-asar-task.coffee
index b6b0064ce..1f74fbf5d 100644
--- a/build/tasks/generate-asar-task.coffee
+++ b/build/tasks/generate-asar-task.coffee
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ module.exports = (grunt) ->
       grunt.log.error 'The app has to be built before generating asar archive.'
       return done(false)
 
-    asar.createPackage appDir, path.resolve(appDir, '..', 'app.asar'), (err) ->
+    asar.createPackageWithOptions appDir, path.resolve(appDir, '..', 'app.asar'), {unpack: '*.node'}, (err) ->
       return done(err) if err?
       rm appDir
       done()