diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index b19c23aa6..4036ce0a2 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
   },
   "php-ext": {
     "extension-name": "mongodb",
+    "download-url-method": "pre-packaged-source",
     "configure-options": [
       {
         "name": "enable-mongodb-developer-flags",