diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c60c5eb6..80cd5e50 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -214,9 +214,11 @@ NPH:=$(shell dirname $(NIM_BINARY))/nph
 
 build-nph:
 ifeq ("$(wildcard $(NPH))","")
-		$(ENV_SCRIPT) nim c vendor/nph/src/nph.nim && \
-		mv vendor/nph/src/nph $(shell dirname $(NPH))
-		echo "nph utility is available at " $(NPH)
+	cd vendor/nph && \
+	nimble setup -l && \
+	nimble build && \
+	mv ./nph ../../$(shell dirname $(NPH)) && \
+	echo "nph utility is available at " $(NPH)
 endif
 
 GIT_PRE_COMMIT_HOOK := .git/hooks/pre-commit
diff --git a/build.nims b/build.nims
index 6a9d0529..612c5725 100644
--- a/build.nims
+++ b/build.nims
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ proc buildBinary(
 
   # allow something like "nim nimbus --verbosity:0 --hints:off nimbus.nims"
   var extra_params = params
-  when compiles(commandLineParams):
+  when defined(commandLineParams):
     for param in commandLineParams():
       extra_params &= " " & param
   else:
diff --git a/config.nims b/config.nims
index e9e3eb0a..4b24ba54 100644
--- a/config.nims
+++ b/config.nims
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ switch("define", "nimOldCaseObjects")
 # Enable compat mode for Chronos V4
 switch("define", "chronosHandleException")
 
-# begin Nimble config (version 1)
-when system.fileExists("nimble.paths"):
+# begin Nimble config (version 2)
+when withDir(thisDir(), system.fileExists("nimble.paths")):
   include "nimble.paths"
 # end Nimble config
diff --git a/vendor/nph b/vendor/nph
index c6e03162..2cacf6cc 160000
--- a/vendor/nph
+++ b/vendor/nph
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit c6e03162dc2820d3088660f644818d7040e95791
+Subproject commit 2cacf6cc28116e4046e0b67a13545af5c4e756bd