diff --git a/meta/classes/staging.bbclass b/meta/classes/staging.bbclass
index 9fc8f4f283..f7b6056219 100644
--- a/meta/classes/staging.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/staging.bbclass
@@ -528,6 +528,7 @@ python extend_recipe_sysroot() {
 
             with open(manifest, "r") as f:
                 manifests[dep] = manifest
+                ignored_dests = [ ''.join([d.getVar('nonarch_libdir'), '/node' ]) ]
                 for l in f:
                     l = l.strip()
                     if l.endswith("/fixmepath"):
@@ -545,7 +546,10 @@ python extend_recipe_sysroot() {
                     hashname = targetdir + dest
                     if not hashname.endswith("/"):
                         if hashname in fileset:
-                            bb.fatal("The file %s is installed by both %s and %s, aborting" % (dest, c, fileset[hashname]))
+                            if os.path.islink(hashname) and  dest in ignored_dests:
+                                bb.note("The symlink '%s' %s wants to install is already installed by %s, ignoring" % (dest, c, fileset[hashname]))
+                            else:
+                                bb.fatal("The file %s is installed by both %s and %s, aborting" % (dest, c, fileset[hashname]))
                         else:
                             fileset[hashname] = c