diff --git a/data/helpers.d/nodejs b/data/helpers.d/nodejs
index c4332b60c..61a1414ef 100644
--- a/data/helpers.d/nodejs
+++ b/data/helpers.d/nodejs
@@ -98,7 +98,13 @@ ynh_install_nodejs () {
 	test -x /usr/bin/npm_n && mv /usr/bin/npm_n /usr/bin/npm
 
 	# Install the requested version of nodejs
-	n $nodejs_version
+	uname=$(uname -m)
+	if [[ $uname =~ aarch64 ||  $uname =~ arm64]]
+	then
+		n $nodejs_version --arch=arm64
+	else
+		n $nodejs_version
+	fi
 
 	# Find the last "real" version for this major version of node.
 	real_nodejs_version=$(find $node_version_path/$nodejs_version* -maxdepth 0 | sort --version-sort | tail --lines=1)