Webpack / NPM: Use build version of installed module instead of re-building from source

I would like to use the dat.GUI library for a project that's build with Webpack 2. If I install the module via npm -install --save-dev dat.gui and then try to import it using import * as DAT from 'dat.gui'; I get the following error when Webpack is trying to compile my project:

ERROR in ./~/dat.gui/src/dat/controllers/NumberControllerSlider.js
Module not found: Error: Can't resolve 'style' in 
'/home/me/myProject/node_modules/dat.gui/src/dat/controllers'
BREAKING CHANGE: It's no longer allowed to omit the '-loader' suffix 
when using loaders.

I know this error occurs when using Webpack 2 to build Webpack 1 based projects. But why is Webpack even trying to build the module if there already is a build version inside node_modules/dat.gui/build';? Is there a way to tell Webpack or NPM to use the existing build version without trying to re-build it?

via user548470