diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 67a568cfa54efe..c0b7daefdc9751 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -139,8 +139,9 @@ coverage: coverage-test
 coverage-build: all
 	mkdir -p node_modules
 	if [ ! -d node_modules/istanbul-merge ]; then \
-		$(NODE) ./deps/npm install istanbul-merge; fi
-	if [ ! -d node_modules/nyc ]; then $(NODE) ./deps/npm install nyc; fi
+		$(NODE) ./deps/npm install istanbul-merge --no-save --no-package-lock; fi
+	if [ ! -d node_modules/nyc ]; then \
+		$(NODE) ./deps/npm install nyc --no-save --no-package-lock; fi
 	if [ ! -d gcovr ]; then git clone --depth=1 \
 		--single-branch git://github.com/gcovr/gcovr.git; fi
 	if [ ! -d testing ]; then git clone --depth=1 \