diff --git a/PKGBUILD b/PKGBUILD
index fc75750..34d498b 100644
--- a/PKGBUILD
+++ b/PKGBUILD
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ pkgver() {
 }
 
 prepare() {
+    # This PKGBUILD is meant to run in a build container, so we can do this
+    # every time.
+    source /usr/share/nvm/init-nvm.sh
     cd "${srcdir}/${pkgname%-git}" || exit
     
     # use correct nodejs/npm versions