diff --git a/general/genlib/nodejs.xml b/general/genlib/nodejs.xml
index a8b17d8891..22d780b5d0 100644
--- a/general/genlib/nodejs.xml
+++ b/general/genlib/nodejs.xml
@@ -123,10 +123,12 @@
     <para>
       The <command>configure</command> script for this version of Node.js is
       not aware of Python-3.11. If you have installed <xref linkend="python3"/>,
-      apply the following change (do not apply if you still have Python-3.10):
+      apply the following change):
     </para>
 
-<screen><userinput>sed -i s/10/11/g configure</userinput></screen>
+<screen><userinput>sed -e '/=.*exec/a command -v python3.11 >/dev/null &amp;&amp; exec python3.11 "$0" "$@"' \
+    -e s'/((/((3, 11), (/'  \
+    -i configure</userinput></screen>
 
     <para>
       Build <application>Node.js</application> by running the following