gistfile.patch

diff --git a/lib/arborist/rebuild.js b/lib/arborist/rebuild.js
index fd7be34..0932089 100644
--- a/lib/arborist/rebuild.js
+++ b/lib/arborist/rebuild.js
@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@ const binLinks = require('bin-links')
 const runScript = require('@npmcli/run-script')
 const promiseCallLimit = require('promise-call-limit')
 const {resolve} = require('path')
-const { isNodeGypPackage } = require('@npmcli/node-gyp')
+const {
+  isNodeGypPackage,
+  defaultGypInstallScript,
+} = require('@npmcli/node-gyp')
 
 const boolEnv = b => b ? '1' : ''
 const sortNodes = (a, b) => (a.depth - b.depth) || a.path.localeCompare(b.path)
@@ -175,15 +178,19 @@ module.exports = cls => class Builder extends cls {
       }
     }
 
-    if (bin || preinstall || install || postinstall) {
+    // Rebuild node-gyp dependencies lacking an install or preinstall script
+    // note that 'scripts' might be missing entirely.
+    const isGyp = node.package.gypfile !== false &&
+      !install &&
+      !preinstall &&
+      await isNodeGypPackage(node.path)
+    if (bin || preinstall || install || postinstall || isGyp) {
       if (bin)
         await this[_checkBins](node)
-      set.add(node)
-    } else if (!install && !preinstall && await isNodeGypPackage(node.path)) {
-      // Rebuild node-gyp dependencies lacking an install or preinstall script
-      // note that 'scripts' might be missing entirely.
-      scripts.install = 'node-gyp rebuild'
-      node.package.scripts = scripts
+      if (isGyp) {
+        scripts.install = defaultGypInstallScript
+        node.package.scripts = scripts
+      }
       set.add(node)
     }
   }