diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/node/build-npm-package/hooks/npm-install-hook.sh b/pkgs/build-support/node/build-npm-package/hooks/npm-install-hook.sh
index c3983e289568..59ea2da993d8 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/node/build-npm-package/hooks/npm-install-hook.sh
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/node/build-npm-package/hooks/npm-install-hook.sh
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ npmInstallHook() {
     local -r nodeModulesPath="$packageOut/node_modules"
 
     if [ ! -d "$nodeModulesPath" ]; then
-        npm prune --omit dev $npmInstallFlags "${npmInstallFlagsArray[@]}" $npmFlags "${npmFlagsArray[@]}"
+        npm prune --omit dev --no-save $npmInstallFlags "${npmInstallFlagsArray[@]}" $npmFlags "${npmFlagsArray[@]}"
         find node_modules -maxdepth 1 -type d -empty -delete
 
         cp -r node_modules "$nodeModulesPath"