diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ne/neovim-node-client/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ne/neovim-node-client/package.nix
index 0a1ba9a98d14..3afc39d7c1aa 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ne/neovim-node-client/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ne/neovim-node-client/package.nix
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ buildNpmPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-Vl6VPcwDrYAC4HWeY+6eWPl/2+Mw6fkScS5fsrLlWxw=";
   };
 
+  # Prevent unrs-resolver's postinstall script from running,
+  # which tries to download binaries on exotic platforms and fails
+  npmRebuildFlags = [ "--ignore-scripts" ];
+
   buildPhase = ''
     runHook preBuild
     npm run build