diff --git a/bin/get-tarball-name.js b/bin/get-tarball-name.js
index 0c54e732..0bcac687 100644
--- a/bin/get-tarball-name.js
+++ b/bin/get-tarball-name.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 'use strict';
 
-var bindings = require('bindings');
-var packageRoot = bindings.getRoot(bindings.getFileName());
+var packageRoot = __dirname + '/..';
 var version = require(packageRoot + '/package.json').version;
 var platform = process.platform;
 var arch = process.arch;