diff --git a/changelog.d/9282-node-api-host-buffer-brand.md b/changelog.d/9282-node-api-host-buffer-brand.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8c35b72f40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/9282-node-api-host-buffer-brand.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Fixed the feature-gated Node-API host build after the Buffer branding refactor.
+Allowlisted native addons once again link the complete 145-symbol host ABI and
+load their authenticated sidecars instead of falling back to a runtime without
+Node-API support.
diff --git a/crates/perry-runtime/src/node_api_host/buffers.rs b/crates/perry-runtime/src/node_api_host/buffers.rs
index c9fc9faf8f..9248c19ce3 100644
--- a/crates/perry-runtime/src/node_api_host/buffers.rs
+++ b/crates/perry-runtime/src/node_api_host/buffers.rs
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn napi_get_buffer_info(
     length: *mut usize,
 ) -> NapiStatus {
     let owner = match pointer_owner(env, value) {
-        Ok(owner) if is_node_buffer(owner) => owner,
+        Ok(owner) if crate::buffer::is_node_buffer(owner) => owner,
         _ => return set_status(env, NapiStatus::InvalidArg, "value must be a Buffer"),
     };
     let buffer = owner as *const BufferHeader;