diff --git a/scripts/generate-dev-bundle.sh b/scripts/generate-dev-bundle.sh
index a3111ecdd8..dfd70fa4b4 100755
--- a/scripts/generate-dev-bundle.sh
+++ b/scripts/generate-dev-bundle.sh
@@ -86,6 +86,9 @@ cd "${DIR}/build/npm-tool-install"
 node "${CHECKOUT_DIR}/scripts/dev-bundle-tool-package.js" >package.json
 npm install
 cp -R node_modules/* "${DIR}/lib/node_modules/"
+# Also include node_modules/.bin, so that `meteor npm` can make use of
+# commands like node-gyp and node-pre-gyp.
+cp -R node_modules/.bin "${DIR}/lib/node_modules/"
 
 cd "${DIR}/lib"