diff --git a/packages/pg/lib/index.js b/packages/pg/lib/index.js
index 7f02abab5..a368c3c60 100644
--- a/packages/pg/lib/index.js
+++ b/packages/pg/lib/index.js
@@ -30,26 +30,28 @@ if (typeof process.env.NODE_PG_FORCE_NATIVE !== 'undefined') {
 } else {
   module.exports = new PG(Client)
 
-  // lazy require native module...the native module may not have installed
-  Object.defineProperty(module.exports, 'native', {
-    configurable: true,
-    enumerable: false,
-    get() {
-      var native = null
-      try {
-        native = new PG(require('./native'))
-      } catch (err) {
-        if (err.code !== 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND') {
-          throw err
+  if (typeof process.env.NODE_PG_SKIP_NATIVE === 'undefined') {
+    // lazy require native module...the native module may not have installed
+    Object.defineProperty(module.exports, 'native', {
+      configurable: true,
+      enumerable: false,
+      get() {
+        var native = null
+        try {
+          native = new PG(require('./native'))
+        } catch (err) {
+          if (err.code !== 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND') {
+            throw err
+          }
         }
-      }
 
-      // overwrite module.exports.native so that getter is never called again
-      Object.defineProperty(module.exports, 'native', {
-        value: native,
-      })
+        // overwrite module.exports.native so that getter is never called again
+        Object.defineProperty(module.exports, 'native', {
+          value: native,
+        })
 
-      return native
-    },
-  })
+        return native
+      },
+    })
+  }
 }