--- a/deps/npm/node_modules/@npmcli/config/lib/index.js
+++ b/deps/npm/node_modules/@npmcli/config/lib/index.js
@@ -275,8 +275,9 @@
     // default the globalconfig file to that location, instead of the default
     // global prefix.  It's weird that `npm get globalconfig --prefix=/foo`
     // returns `/foo/etc/npmrc`, but better to not change it at this point.
+    // gentoo deviates wrt global config; store in /etc/npm
     settableGetter(data, 'globalconfig', () =>
-      resolve(this[_get]('prefix'), 'etc/npmrc'))
+      resolve('/etc', 'npmrc'))
   }
 
   loadHome () {