diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index b596c5f772..e523b6957c 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
 	<condition property="executable.npm" value="npm.cmd" else="npm">
 		<equals arg1="${os.win}" arg2="true"/>
 	</condition>
+	<condition property="executable.npx" value="npx.cmd" else="npx">
+		<equals arg1="${os.win}" arg2="true"/>
+	</condition>
 
 	<!-- Windows fails to execute "ng" unless it is invoked as "ng.cmd" -->
 	<condition property="executable.suffix" value=".cmd">
diff --git a/buildtools/ant_modules/apps.xml b/buildtools/ant_modules/apps.xml
index d78abac190..9e74a2e10e 100644
--- a/buildtools/ant_modules/apps.xml
+++ b/buildtools/ant_modules/apps.xml
@@ -62,12 +62,14 @@
 	-->
 	<available file="app/neutralinojs/bin/neutralino-linux_x64" property="neutralinojs.present" />
 	<target name="prepare-neutralinojs" unless="neutralinojs.present">
-		<exec executable="neu" dir="app/neutralinojs" failonerror="true">
+		<exec executable="${executable.npx}" dir="app/neutralinojs" failonerror="true">
+			<arg value="@neutralinojs/neu" />
 			<arg value="update" />
 		</exec>
 	</target>
 	<target name="neutralinojs" depends="prepare-neutralinojs">
-		<exec executable="neu" dir="app/neutralinojs" failonerror="true">
+		<exec executable="${executable.npx}" dir="app/neutralinojs" failonerror="true">
+			<arg value="@neutralinojs/neu" />
 			<arg value="build" />
 		</exec>
 		<delete failonerror="false">