diff --git a/lib/util/compile.js b/lib/util/compile.js
index c60455aa..6a276237 100644
--- a/lib/util/compile.js
+++ b/lib/util/compile.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ const cp = require('child_process');
 
 // try to build up the complete path to node-gyp
 /* priority:
+  - node-gyp on ENV:NODEJS_MOBILE_GYP
   - node-gyp on ENV:npm_config_node_gyp (https://github.com/npm/npm/pull/4887)
   - node-gyp on NODE_PATH
   - node-gyp inside npm on NODE_PATH (ignore on iojs)
@@ -17,6 +18,17 @@ const cp = require('child_process');
 */
 function which_node_gyp() {
   let node_gyp_bin;
+  if (process.env.NODEJS_MOBILE_GYP) {
+    // nodejs-mobile was using npm_config_node_gyp, but that's currently being overwritten by npm 7+
+    try {
+      node_gyp_bin = process.env.NODEJS_MOBILE_GYP;
+      if (existsSync(node_gyp_bin)) {
+        return node_gyp_bin;
+      }
+    } catch (err) {
+      // do nothing
+    }
+  }
   if (process.env.npm_config_node_gyp) {
     try {
       node_gyp_bin = process.env.npm_config_node_gyp;