diff --git a/packages/react-scripts/config/env.js b/packages/react-scripts/config/env.js
index ebef79ed9..dc90bf990 100644
--- a/packages/react-scripts/config/env.js
+++ b/packages/react-scripts/config/env.js
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ dotenvFiles.forEach(dotenvFile => {
 // https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues/1023#issuecomment-265344421
 // We also resolve them to make sure all tools using them work consistently.
 const appDirectory = fs.realpathSync(process.cwd());
-process.env.NODE_PATH = (process.env.NODE_PATH || '')
+process.env.REACT_APP_NODE_PATH = (process.env.REACT_APP_NODE_PATH || '')
   .split(path.delimiter)
   .filter(folder => folder && !path.isAbsolute(folder))
   .map(folder => path.resolve(appDirectory, folder))
diff --git a/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.dev.js b/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.dev.js
index 07c0a3adf..f265566bc 100644
--- a/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.dev.js
+++ b/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.dev.js
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ module.exports = {
     // https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues/253
     modules: ['node_modules', paths.appNodeModules].concat(
       // It is guaranteed to exist because we tweak it in `env.js`
-      process.env.NODE_PATH.split(path.delimiter).filter(Boolean)
+      process.env.REACT_APP_NODE_PATH.split(path.delimiter).filter(Boolean)
     ),
     // These are the reasonable defaults supported by the Node ecosystem.
     // We also include JSX as a common component filename extension to support
diff --git a/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.prod.js b/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.prod.js
index 9582ee731..21800949e 100644
--- a/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.prod.js
+++ b/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.prod.js
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ module.exports = {
     // https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues/253
     modules: ['node_modules', paths.appNodeModules].concat(
       // It is guaranteed to exist because we tweak it in `env.js`
-      process.env.NODE_PATH.split(path.delimiter).filter(Boolean)
+      process.env.REACT_APP_NODE_PATH.split(path.delimiter).filter(Boolean)
     ),
     // These are the reasonable defaults supported by the Node ecosystem.
     // We also include JSX as a common component filename extension to support