diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index e6a3edb..78bc32f 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ nvm_has() {
   return $?
 }
 
-if [ -z "$NVM_DIR" ]; then
+if [ -z "$NVM_DIR" ] || [[ -n $(uname -a | grep Ubuntu) ]]; then
   NVM_DIR="$HOME/.nvm"
 fi