1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/node/build-npm-package/default.nix b/pkgs/build-support/node/build-npm-package/default.nix
index 26cc678c571e7..1c3fb6a74efca 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/node/build-npm-package/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/node/build-npm-package/default.nix
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
   # The output hash of the dependencies for this project.
   # Can be calculated in advance with prefetch-npm-deps.
 , npmDepsHash ? ""
+  # Whether to force the usage of Git dependencies that have install scripts, but not a lockfile.
+  # Use with care.
+, forceGitDeps ? false
   # Whether to make the cache writable prior to installing dependencies.
   # Don't set this unless npm tries to write to the cache directory, as it can slow down the build.
 , makeCacheWritable ? false
@@ -32,7 +35,7 @@
 
 let
   npmDeps = fetchNpmDeps {
-    inherit src srcs sourceRoot prePatch patches postPatch;
+    inherit forceGitDeps src srcs sourceRoot prePatch patches postPatch;
     name = "${name}-npm-deps";
     hash = npmDepsHash;
   };