diff --git a/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/build-node-package.nix b/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/build-node-package.nix
index cda1162c947..6c616aef05c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/build-node-package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/build-node-package.nix
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ let
     '';
 
     passthru.pkgName = pkgName;
-  } // (filterAttrs (n: v: n != "deps" && n != "resolvedDeps") args) // {
+} // (filterAttrs (n: v: all (k: n != k) ["deps" "resolvedDeps" "optionalDependencies"]) args)// {
     name = namePrefix + name;
 
     # Run the node setup hook when this package is a build input