diff --git a/packages/grpc-native-core/tools/run_tests/artifacts/build_artifact_node.bat b/packages/grpc-native-core/tools/run_tests/artifacts/build_artifact_node.bat
index 2c4ee6f3..31d062f7 100644
--- a/packages/grpc-native-core/tools/run_tests/artifacts/build_artifact_node.bat
+++ b/packages/grpc-native-core/tools/run_tests/artifacts/build_artifact_node.bat
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@
 @rem See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 @rem limitations under the License.
 
-call nvm install 10
-call nvm use 10
-
 set arch_list=ia32 x64
 
 set node_versions=4.0.0 5.0.0 6.0.0 7.0.0 8.0.0 9.0.0 10.0.0
diff --git a/packages/grpc-native-core/tools/run_tests/artifacts/build_artifact_node.sh b/packages/grpc-native-core/tools/run_tests/artifacts/build_artifact_node.sh
index 303fd3ec..3120d6d3 100755
--- a/packages/grpc-native-core/tools/run_tests/artifacts/build_artifact_node.sh
+++ b/packages/grpc-native-core/tools/run_tests/artifacts/build_artifact_node.sh
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-nvm install 10
-nvm use 10
-
 set -ex
 
 arch_list=( ia32 x64 )
diff --git a/packages/grpc-native-core/tools/run_tests/artifacts/build_artifact_node_arm.sh b/packages/grpc-native-core/tools/run_tests/artifacts/build_artifact_node_arm.sh
index e7e301ed..34d9ffac 100755
--- a/packages/grpc-native-core/tools/run_tests/artifacts/build_artifact_node_arm.sh
+++ b/packages/grpc-native-core/tools/run_tests/artifacts/build_artifact_node_arm.sh
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-nvm install 10
-nvm use 10
-
 set -ex
 
+# https://github.com/mapbox/node-pre-gyp/issues/362
+npm install -g node-gyp
+
 cd $(dirname $0)/../../..
 
 rm -rf build || true
diff --git a/tools/release/kokoro.bat b/tools/release/kokoro.bat
index c55ddbf3..d26f58b3 100644
--- a/tools/release/kokoro.bat
+++ b/tools/release/kokoro.bat
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@
 powershell -c "& { iwr https://raw.githubusercontent.com/grumpycoders/nvm-ps/master/nvm.ps1 | iex }"
 
 SET PATH=%APPDATA%\nvm-ps;%APPDATA%\nvm-ps\nodejs;%PATH%
+call nvm install 10
+call nvm use 10
+
+call npm install -g npm
+call npm install -g node-gyp
 
 cd /d %~dp0
 cd ..\..
diff --git a/tools/release/kokoro.sh b/tools/release/kokoro.sh
index 37e61ea7..4b0fe37d 100755
--- a/tools/release/kokoro.sh
+++ b/tools/release/kokoro.sh
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v0.33.11/install.sh |
 export NVM_DIR="$HOME/.nvm"
 [ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh"
 
+nvm install 10
+nvm use 10
+npm install -g npm
+npm install -g node-gyp
+
 set -ex
 cd $(dirname $0)/../..
 base_dir=$(pwd)