diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/pnpm/fetch-deps/pnpm-config-hook.sh b/pkgs/development/tools/pnpm/fetch-deps/pnpm-config-hook.sh
index a9fc3050435b..fc0103bbe8f1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/pnpm/fetch-deps/pnpm-config-hook.sh
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/pnpm/fetch-deps/pnpm-config-hook.sh
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ pnpmConfigHook() {
 
     pnpm config set store-dir "$STORE_PATH"
 
+    # Prevent hard linking on file systems without clone support.
+    # See: https://pnpm.io/settings#packageimportmethod
+    pnpm config set package-import-method clone-or-copy
+
     if [[ -n "$pnpmWorkspace" ]]; then
         echo "'pnpmWorkspace' is deprecated, please migrate to 'pnpmWorkspaces'."
         exit 2