diff --git a/plugins/nvm/_nvm b/plugins/nvm/_nvm
index a95c9e375..3f4432fbf 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}" ]] || return 0
 
 local -a _1st_arguments
 _1st_arguments=(
diff --git a/plugins/nvm/nvm.plugin.zsh b/plugins/nvm/nvm.plugin.zsh
index 9709719fe..6253e3077 100644
--- a/plugins/nvm/nvm.plugin.zsh
+++ b/plugins/nvm/nvm.plugin.zsh
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 # The addition 'nvm install' attempts in ~/.profile
 
-[[ -s ~/.nvm/nvm.sh ]] && . ~/.nvm/nvm.sh
+NVM_DIR="${NVM_DIR:=~/.nvm}"
+[[ -s "${NVM_DIR}/nvm.sh" ]] && . "${NVM_DIR}/nvm.sh"