diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 005d8ab..a587e61 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -189,6 +189,9 @@ function build (target, runtime, opts, cb) {
   if (runtime === 'electron') {
     args.push('--runtime=electron')
     args.push('--dist-url=https://atom.io/download/electron')
+  } else if (runtime === 'node') {
+    // work around bug introduced in node 10's build https://github.com/nodejs/node-gyp/issues/1457
+    args.push('--build_v8_with_gn=false')
   }
 
   if (opts.debug) {