diff --git a/plugins/nvm/_nvm b/plugins/nvm/_nvm
index a95c9e375..1414dcbb1 100644
--- a/plugins/nvm/_nvm
+++ b/plugins/nvm/_nvm
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #compdef nvm
 #autoload
 
-[[ -s ~/.nvm/nvm.sh ]] || return 0
+[[ -f "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ]] || return 0
 
 local -a _1st_arguments
 _1st_arguments=(