1diff --git a/src/bokeh/util/compiler.py b/src/bokeh/util/compiler.py
2index 4f4314ac8..726610f4c 100644
3--- a/src/bokeh/util/compiler.py
4+++ b/src/bokeh/util/compiler.py
5@@ -411,8 +411,8 @@ def _detect_nodejs() -> Path:
6 raise RuntimeError(f'node.js v{version_repr} or higher is needed to allow compilation of custom models ' +
7 '("conda install nodejs" or follow https://nodejs.org/en/download/)')
8
9-_nodejs: Path | None = None
10-_npmjs: Path | None = None
11+_nodejs = "@node_bin@"
12+_npmjs = "@npm_bin@"
13
14 def _nodejs_path() -> Path:
15 global _nodejs