diff --git a/opencode/packages/opencode/script/build.ts b/opencode/packages/opencode/script/build.ts
index b55f04d..3ef5862 100755
--- a/opencode/packages/opencode/script/build.ts
+++ b/opencode/packages/opencode/script/build.ts
@@ -130,7 +130,22 @@ for (const item of targets) {
   console.log(`building ${name}`)
   await $`mkdir -p dist/${name}/bin`
 
-  const parserWorker = fs.realpathSync(path.resolve(dir, "./node_modules/@opentui/core/parser.worker.js"))
+  const parserWorker = await (async () => {
+    // Try to resolve from various possible locations (handles both hoisted and non-hoisted installs)
+    const possiblePaths = [
+      path.resolve(dir, "./node_modules/@opentui/core/parser.worker.js"),
+      path.resolve(dir, "../../node_modules/@opentui/core/parser.worker.js"),
+      path.resolve(dir, "../../../node_modules/@opentui/core/parser.worker.js"),
+    ]
+    for (const p of possiblePaths) {
+      try {
+        return fs.realpathSync(p)
+      } catch {
+        continue
+      }
+    }
+    throw new Error("Could not find @opentui/core/parser.worker.js in any node_modules location")
+  })()
   const workerPath = "./src/cli/cmd/tui/worker.ts"
 
   // Use platform-specific bunfs root path based on target OS