diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 644076e65..3685f6b91 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ webextension-dev:
 
 .PHONY: embedded
 embedded:
-	pnpm install --frozen-lockfile --filter @gnu-taler/taler-wallet-embedded...
+	pnpm install --frozen-lockfile --ignore-scripts --filter @gnu-taler/taler-wallet-embedded...
 	pnpm run --filter @gnu-taler/taler-wallet-embedded compile
 	@echo built packages/taler-wallet-embedded/dist/taler-wallet-core-qjs.mjs