diff --git a/build/.npmrc b/build/.npmrc
index 1b073e71a83..551822f79cd 100644
--- a/build/.npmrc
+++ b/build/.npmrc
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@ disturl="https://nodejs.org/dist"
 runtime="node"
 build_from_source="true"
 legacy-peer-deps="true"
+force_process_config="true"
 timeout=180000
diff --git a/build/npm/postinstall.js b/build/npm/postinstall.js
index c1f22aa5002..458847afac5 100644
--- a/build/npm/postinstall.js
+++ b/build/npm/postinstall.js
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ function setNpmrcConfig(dir, env) {
 	// the correct clang variable. So keep the version check
 	// in preinstall sync with this logic.
 	// Change was first introduced in https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/6e0a2bb54c5bbeff0e9e33e1a0c683ed980a8a0f
-	if (dir === 'remote' && process.platform === 'darwin') {
+	if ((dir === 'remote' || dir === 'build') && process.platform === 'darwin') {
 		env['npm_config_force_process_config'] = 'true';
 	} else {
 		delete env['npm_config_force_process_config'];