diff --git a/node_modules/npm-packlist/lib/index.js b/node_modules/npm-packlist/lib/index.js
index 2d6504d74302..887018bd7d42 100644
--- a/node_modules/npm-packlist/lib/index.js
+++ b/node_modules/npm-packlist/lib/index.js
@@ -384,6 +384,11 @@ class PackWalker extends IgnoreWalker {
 
       // get a reference to the node we're bundling
       const node = this.tree.edgesOut.get(dep).to
+      // if there's no node, this is most likely an optional dependency that hasn't been
+      // installed. just skip it.
+      if (!node) {
+        continue
+      }
       // we use node.path for the path because we want the location the node was linked to,
       // not where it actually lives on disk
       const path = node.path
diff --git a/node_modules/npm-packlist/package.json b/node_modules/npm-packlist/package.json
index c3ad7d2c26a3..6023ad34df3b 100644
--- a/node_modules/npm-packlist/package.json
+++ b/node_modules/npm-packlist/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "npm-packlist",
-  "version": "7.0.3",
+  "version": "7.0.4",
   "description": "Get a list of the files to add from a folder into an npm package",
   "directories": {
     "test": "test"
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 71f3ec173100..91ffc5aaddb3 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@
         "@npmcli/template-oss": "4.11.0",
         "licensee": "^9.0.0",
         "nock": "^13.2.4",
-        "npm-packlist": "^7.0.3",
+        "npm-packlist": "^7.0.4",
         "remark": "^14.0.2",
         "remark-gfm": "^3.0.1",
         "remark-github": "^11.2.4",
@@ -9669,9 +9669,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/npm-packlist": {
-      "version": "7.0.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/npm-packlist/-/npm-packlist-7.0.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-a/TxELNw489Y7ZzXe7lRoXhKErNNgguYgBdW8nPXLcPMnMOCANiEjCwC1XDH6/5K6hkjuTrEkwtoT9C/zX3jRg==",
+      "version": "7.0.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/npm-packlist/-/npm-packlist-7.0.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-d6RGEuRrNS5/N84iglPivjaJPxhDbZmlbTwTDX2IbcRHG5bZCdtysYMhwiPvcF4GisXHGn7xsxv+GQ7T/02M5Q==",
       "inBundle": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "ignore-walk": "^6.0.0"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3277dc16f4ef..2891df92b3b4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@
     "@npmcli/template-oss": "4.11.0",
     "licensee": "^9.0.0",
     "nock": "^13.2.4",
-    "npm-packlist": "^7.0.3",
+    "npm-packlist": "^7.0.4",
     "remark": "^14.0.2",
     "remark-gfm": "^3.0.1",
     "remark-github": "^11.2.4",