2 files changed, 9 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/lib/recipetool/create.py b/scripts/lib/recipetool/create.py
index 9b31fe92d7..d427d32062 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/recipetool/create.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/recipetool/create.py
@@ -406,10 +406,7 @@ def create_recipe(args):
         srctree = tempsrc
         if fetchuri.startswith('npm://'):
             # Check if npm is available
-            npm = bb.utils.which(tinfoil.config_data.getVar('PATH', True), 'npm')
-            if not npm:
-                logger.error('npm:// URL requested but npm is not available - you need to either build nodejs-native or install npm using your package manager')
-                sys.exit(1)
+            check_npm(tinfoil.config_data)
         logger.info('Fetching %s...' % srcuri)
         try:
             checksums = scriptutils.fetch_uri(tinfoil.config_data, fetchuri, srctree, srcrev)
@@ -1076,6 +1073,11 @@ def convert_rpm_xml(xmlfile):
     return values
 
 
+def check_npm(d):
+    if not os.path.exists(os.path.join(d.getVar('STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE', True), 'npm')):
+        logger.error('npm required to process specified source, but npm is not available - you need to build nodejs-native first')
+        sys.exit(14)
+
 def register_commands(subparsers):
     parser_create = subparsers.add_parser('create',
                                           help='Create a new recipe',
diff --git a/scripts/lib/recipetool/create_npm.py b/scripts/lib/recipetool/create_npm.py
index e794614978..7bb844cb0c 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/recipetool/create_npm.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/recipetool/create_npm.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import subprocess
 import tempfile
 import shutil
 import json
-from recipetool.create import RecipeHandler, split_pkg_licenses, handle_license_vars
+from recipetool.create import RecipeHandler, split_pkg_licenses, handle_license_vars, check_npm
 
 logger = logging.getLogger('recipetool')
 
@@ -157,6 +157,8 @@ class NpmRecipeHandler(RecipeHandler):
 
         files = RecipeHandler.checkfiles(srctree, ['package.json'])
         if files:
+            check_npm(tinfoil.config_data)
+
             data = read_package_json(files[0])
             if 'name' in data and 'version' in data:
                 extravalues['PN'] = data['name']