diff --git a/plugins/nvm/_nvm b/plugins/nvm/_nvm
index a95c9e375..b190105b8 100644
--- a/plugins/nvm/_nvm
+++ b/plugins/nvm/_nvm
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #compdef nvm
 #autoload
 
-[[ -s ~/.nvm/nvm.sh ]] || return 0
+[[ -s "${NVM_DIR}/nvm.sh" ]] || return 0
 
 local -a _1st_arguments
 _1st_arguments=(
@@ -23,4 +23,4 @@ _arguments -C '*:: :->subcmds' && return 0
 if (( CURRENT == 1 )); then
   _describe -t commands "nvm subcommand" _1st_arguments
   return
-fi
\ No newline at end of file
+fi