diff --git a/runtime/lua/vim/provider/health.lua b/runtime/lua/vim/provider/health.lua
index 6e1b08e0b9..08344d86ea 100644
--- a/runtime/lua/vim/provider/health.lua
+++ b/runtime/lua/vim/provider/health.lua
@@ -211,13 +211,20 @@ local function node()
   end
   health.info('Nvim node.js host: ' .. host)
 
-  local manager = 'npm'
-  if vim.fn.executable('yarn') == 1 then
-    manager = 'yarn'
+  -- only npm/pnpm query the registry here: `yarn info` errors outside a
+  -- project on yarn 2+ (#20924), and bun isn't used for this check.
+  local manager --- @type string?
+  if vim.fn.executable('npm') == 1 then
+    manager = 'npm'
   elseif vim.fn.executable('pnpm') == 1 then
     manager = 'pnpm'
   end
 
+  if not manager then
+    health.info('Skipping latest "neovim" package check: npm or pnpm not in $PATH.')
+    return
+  end
+
   local latest_npm_cmd = { manager, 'info', 'neovim', '--json' }
   local latest_npm
   ok, latest_npm = cmd_ok(latest_npm_cmd)