diff --git a/doc/languages-frameworks/javascript.section.md b/doc/languages-frameworks/javascript.section.md
index 4e031f7f5f34..0ecb59dd3bb6 100644
--- a/doc/languages-frameworks/javascript.section.md
+++ b/doc/languages-frameworks/javascript.section.md
@@ -406,6 +406,8 @@ In case you are patching `package.json` or `pnpm-lock.yaml`, make sure to pass `
 }
 ```
 
+If needed, `dontPnpmConfigure = true;` can be used to fully disable `pnpmConfigHook` without manually removing it from inputs.
+
 #### Dealing with `sourceRoot` {#javascript-pnpm-sourceRoot}
 
 If the pnpm project is in a subdirectory, you can just define `sourceRoot` or `setSourceRoot` for `fetchPnpmDeps`.
diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/node/fetch-pnpm-deps/pnpm-config-hook.sh b/pkgs/build-support/node/fetch-pnpm-deps/pnpm-config-hook.sh
index dc732c3822f8..52e5a3dbbd53 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/node/fetch-pnpm-deps/pnpm-config-hook.sh
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/node/fetch-pnpm-deps/pnpm-config-hook.sh
@@ -126,4 +126,6 @@ pnpmConfigHook() {
     echo "Finished pnpmConfigHook"
 }
 
-postConfigureHooks+=(pnpmConfigHook)
+if [ -z "${dontPnpmConfigure-}" ]; then
+  postConfigureHooks+=(pnpmConfigHook)
+fi