diff --git a/internal/node/node_repositories.bzl b/internal/node/node_repositories.bzl
index 038a7458..fedc43f2 100644
--- a/internal/node/node_repositories.bzl
+++ b/internal/node/node_repositories.bzl
@@ -347,6 +347,11 @@ def _prepare_node(repository_ctx):
     is_windows = "_windows_" in repository_ctx.attr.name
 
     if repository_ctx.attr.vendored_node:
+        if not is_windows:
+            # Introduce a dependency on the vendored node file or workspace.
+            node_attr = repository_ctx.attr.vendored_node
+            node_bin = node_attr.relative(":{}/bin/node".format(node_attr.name))
+            repository_ctx.read(node_bin)
         node_path = "/".join([f for f in [
             "../../..",
             repository_ctx.attr.vendored_node.workspace_root,