diff --git a/nvm.sh b/nvm.sh
index d94389621b..dda0c84006 100755
--- a/nvm.sh
+++ b/nvm.sh
@@ -2116,7 +2116,7 @@ nvm_get_arch() {
   fi
 
   if [ -f "/etc/alpine-release" ]; then
-    NVM_ARCH=x64-musl
+    NVM_ARCH="${NVM_ARCH}-musl"
   fi
 
   nvm_echo "${NVM_ARCH}"