diff --git a/lib/download/npm.js b/lib/download/npm.js
index 42694521..b7100cdc 100644
--- a/lib/download/npm.js
+++ b/lib/download/npm.js
@@ -213,6 +213,8 @@ function* download(pkg, options) {
       if (/prebuild --install/.test(pkg.scripts.install) ||
           /prebuild --download/.test(pkg.scripts.install) ||
           /node-pre-gyp install/.test(pkg.scripts.install) ||
+          // utf-8-validate
+          /prebuild-install || node-gyp rebuild/.test(pkg.scripts.install) ||
           pkg.name === 'nodegit' ||
           pkg.name === 'fsevents') {
         const newBinary = pkg.binary || {};