diff --git a/.aoeu/package.json b/.aoeu/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0967ef424b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.aoeu/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{}
diff --git a/lib/fs/obliterate.js b/lib/fs/obliterate.js
index 93478cd2f5..57fb4bad62 100644
--- a/lib/fs/obliterate.js
+++ b/lib/fs/obliterate.js
@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@ module.exports = function obliterate (path) {
       }
     })
     .catch(err => {
-      if (err !== 'ENOENT') throw err
+      if (err.code !== 'ENOENT') throw err
     })
 }
diff --git a/lib/install/post_install.js b/lib/install/post_install.js
index 2296103656..05757aa8ad 100644
--- a/lib/install/post_install.js
+++ b/lib/install/post_install.js
@@ -4,16 +4,39 @@ var spawn = require('child_process').spawn
 var debug = require('debug')('pnpm:post_install')
 var delimiter = require('path').delimiter
 var byline = require('byline')
+var fs = require('mz/fs')
 
 module.exports = function postInstall (root, pkg, log) {
   debug('postinstall', pkg)
   var scripts = pkg && pkg.scripts || {}
   return Promise.resolve()
+    .then(_ => !scripts.install && checkBindingGyp(root, log))
     .then(_ => runScript(root, scripts.preinstall, log))
     .then(_ => runScript(root, scripts.install, log))
     .then(_ => runScript(root, scripts.postinstall, log))
 }
 
+/*
+ * Run node-gyp when binding.gyp is available. Only do this when there's no
+ * `install` script (see `npm help scripts`).
+ */
+
+function checkBindingGyp (root, log) {
+  return fs.stat(join(root, 'binding.gyp'))
+  .then(_ => runScript(root, 'node ' + nodeGypBin() + ' rebuild', log))
+  .catch(err => {
+    if (err.code !== 'ENOENT') throw err
+  })
+}
+
+/*
+ * Returns the bin for node-gyp
+ */
+
+function nodeGypBin () {
+  return JSON.stringify(require.resolve('node-gyp/bin/node-gyp'))
+}
+
 /*
  * Runs an npm script.
  */
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ac48323a8d..db64818e92 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
     "meow": "3.7.0",
     "mkdirp": "0.5.1",
     "mz": "2.2.0",
+    "node-gyp": "3.2.1",
     "node-uuid": "1.4.7",
     "npm-package-arg": "4.1.0",
     "object-assign": "4.0.1",
diff --git a/test/index.js b/test/index.js
index 9a06bc0645..10e388da8a 100644
--- a/test/index.js
+++ b/test/index.js
@@ -105,12 +105,17 @@ test('bundleDependencies (fsevents@1.0.6)', function (t) {
   }, t.end)
 })
 
-test('compiled modules (fsevents@1.0.6)', function (t) {
+test('compiled modules (ursa@0.9.1)', function (t) {
+  if (!process.env.CI) {
+    t.skip('only ran on CI')
+    return t.end()
+  }
+
   prepare()
-  install({ input: ['fsevents@1.0.6'], flags: { quiet: true } })
+  install({ input: ['ursa@0.9.1'], flags: { quiet: true } })
   .then(function () {
-    var fsevents = require(join(process.cwd(), 'node_modules', 'fsevents'))
-    t.ok(typeof fsevents === 'function', 'fsevents() is available')
+    var ursa = require(join(process.cwd(), 'node_modules', 'ursa'))
+    t.ok(typeof ursa === 'object', 'ursa() is available')
     t.end()
   }, t.end)
 })