diff --git a/.evergreen/install-dependencies.sh b/.evergreen/install-dependencies.sh
index ffe8437f..ac6673ec 100644
--- a/.evergreen/install-dependencies.sh
+++ b/.evergreen/install-dependencies.sh
@@ -104,5 +104,5 @@ fi
 echo "npm location: $(which npm)"
 echo "npm version: $(npm -v)"
 
-npm install "${NPM_OPTIONS}"
+npm install "${NPM_OPTIONS}" --build-from-source
 ldd build/*/kerberos.node || true