diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 05cae3bb9..18ee31d22 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
     "detect-libc": "^0.2.0",
     "got": "^7.1.0",
     "nan": "^2.6.2",
+    "node-gyp": "^3.6.2",
     "semver": "^5.3.0",
     "tar": "^3.1.5"
   },