diff --git a/gnu/packages/cran.scm b/gnu/packages/cran.scm
index 1ac18caeb76..3c7236581b2 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/cran.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/cran.scm
@@ -1438,7 +1438,7 @@ similar rank-based tests for equal probability distributions due to Neuhauser
                (("^PKG_LIBS=.*")
                 (string-append "PKG_LIBS="
                                (assoc-ref inputs "libnode")
-                               "/lib/libnode.so.64\n")))
+                               "/lib/libnode.so.108\n")))
              (setenv "INCLUDE_DIR"
                      (string-append
                       (assoc-ref inputs "libnode")
diff --git a/gnu/packages/node.scm b/gnu/packages/node.scm
index 3106f017798..7695614b3a6 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/node.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/node.scm
@@ -905,10 +905,10 @@ source files.")
            zlib))))
 
 (define-public libnode
-  (package/inherit node
+  (package/inherit node-lts
     (name "libnode")
     (arguments
-     (substitute-keyword-arguments (package-arguments node)
+     (substitute-keyword-arguments (package-arguments node-lts)
        ((#:configure-flags flags ''())
         `(cons* "--shared" "--without-npm" ,flags))
        ((#:phases phases '%standard-phases)