diff --git a/platform/nodejs/install.js b/platform/nodejs/build.js
similarity index 100%
rename from platform/nodejs/install.js
rename to platform/nodejs/build.js
diff --git a/platform/nodejs/index.js b/platform/nodejs/index.js
index 308a1bb22..3267f5507 100644
--- a/platform/nodejs/index.js
+++ b/platform/nodejs/index.js
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ function pslInit(raw) {
         // Use loadJSON() because require() would keep the string in memory.
         serialized = loadJSON('build/publicsuffixlist.json');
     } catch (error) {
-        if ( process.env.npm_lifecycle_event !== 'install' ) {
-            // This should never happen except during package installation.
+        if ( process.env.npm_lifecycle_event !== 'build' ) {
+            // This should never happen except during package building.
             console.error(error);
         }
     }
diff --git a/platform/nodejs/package.json b/platform/nodejs/package.json
index 7d006a256..53dba8add 100644
--- a/platform/nodejs/package.json
+++ b/platform/nodejs/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "type": "module",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
-    "install": "node install.js",
+    "build": "node build.js",
     "test": "node test.js"
   },
   "repository": {
diff --git a/tools/make-nodejs.sh b/tools/make-nodejs.sh
index 37d6d8247..0455d9ae1 100755
--- a/tools/make-nodejs.sh
+++ b/tools/make-nodejs.sh
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ cp platform/nodejs/*.json    $DES/
 cp platform/nodejs/README.md $DES/
 cp LICENSE.txt               $DES/
 
+cd $DES
+npm run build
+cd -
+
 if [ "$1" = all ]; then
     echo "*** uBlock0.nodejs: Creating plain package..."
     pushd $(dirname $DES/) > /dev/null