diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 5a8d41c3..f78199d5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -140,7 +140,10 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           case "${{ matrix.pm }}" in
             npm) npm ci ;;
-            pnpm) pnpm install --no-frozen-lockfile ;;
+            # pnpm v10 can fail CI on ignored native build scripts
+            # (for example msgpackr-extract) even though this repo is Yarn-native
+            # and pnpm is only exercised here as a compatibility lane.
+            pnpm) pnpm install --config.strict-dep-builds=false --no-frozen-lockfile ;;
             # Yarn Berry (v4+) removed --ignore-engines; engine checking is no longer a core feature
             yarn) yarn install ;;
             bun) bun install ;;
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable-test.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable-test.yml
index 3d650434..8163fa68 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable-test.yml
@@ -130,7 +130,10 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           case "${{ inputs.package-manager }}" in
             npm) npm ci ;;
-            pnpm) pnpm install --no-frozen-lockfile ;;
+            # pnpm v10 can fail CI on ignored native build scripts
+            # (for example msgpackr-extract) even though this repo is Yarn-native
+            # and pnpm is only exercised here as a compatibility lane.
+            pnpm) pnpm install --config.strict-dep-builds=false --no-frozen-lockfile ;;
             # Yarn Berry (v4+) removed --ignore-engines; engine checking is no longer a core feature
             yarn) yarn install ;;
             bun) bun install ;;