diff --git a/lib/manager/npm/post-update/index.ts b/lib/manager/npm/post-update/index.ts
index 07c645b0ccfedb08e9739460160373d89eaf6c5f..ea37ca644622cbba87a2a03bdda7e32ce66bd69d 100644
--- a/lib/manager/npm/post-update/index.ts
+++ b/lib/manager/npm/post-update/index.ts
@@ -427,6 +427,13 @@ export async function getAdditionalFiles(
     logger.debug('Skipping lock file generation');
     return { artifactErrors, updatedArtifacts };
   }
+  if (
+    !config.updatedPackageFiles?.length &&
+    config.upgrades?.every((upgrade) => upgrade.isRemediation)
+  ) {
+    logger.debug('Skipping lock file generation for remediations');
+    return { artifactErrors, updatedArtifacts };
+  }
   logger.debug('Getting updated lock files');
   if (
     config.updateType === 'lockFileMaintenance' &&