1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/lib/install/deps.js b/lib/install/deps.js
index c55b434d4..d001136a5 100644
--- a/lib/install/deps.js
+++ b/lib/install/deps.js
@@ -408,10 +408,10 @@ function resolveWithNewModule (pkg, tree, log, next) {
     }))
   }
 
-  if (!pkg.installable) {
+  if (!pkg._installable) {
     log.silly('resolveWithNewModule', packageId(pkg), 'checking installable status')
     return isInstallable(pkg, iferr(next, function () {
-      pkg.installable = true
+      pkg._installable = true
       resolveWithNewModule(pkg, tree, log, next)
     }))
   }