diff --git a/test/webpack/package.json b/test/webpack/package.json
index 7b9434c..ef01f4f 100644
--- a/test/webpack/package.json
+++ b/test/webpack/package.json
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
   "private": true,
   "version": "1.0.0",
   "scripts": {
+    "!note1": "NOTE: We do `npm pack` of the main iconv-lite package followed by installing it to create a copy of the package (not symlink).",
+    "!note2": "This is needed because webpack4/watchpack1.7 crashes when trying to enumerate circular symlink.",
+    "preinstall": "mv $(npm pack -pq ../../) iconv-lite.tgz",
+    "postinstall": "rm iconv-lite.tgz",
     "test": "karma start"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
@@ -15,6 +19,6 @@
     "webpack": "^4.43.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "iconv-lite": "file:../.."
+    "iconv-lite": "file:iconv-lite.tgz"
   }
 }