diff --git a/setup-node-ubuntu.bash b/setup-node-ubuntu.bash
index 89022b6..94f8055 100644
--- a/setup-node-ubuntu.bash
+++ b/setup-node-ubuntu.bash
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ if [ -n "${NODEJS_VER}" ]; then
     echo $sudo_cmd rsync -Krl "${NODEJS_UNTAR}/" "$node_install_path/"
     rsync -Krl "${NODEJS_UNTAR}/" "$node_install_path/" || $sudo_cmd rsync -Krl "${NODEJS_UNTAR}/" "$node_install_path/"
   else
+    # due to symlink issues on Arch Linux, don't copy the share directory
+    rm -rf ${NODEJS_UNTAR}/{share}
     echo $sudo_cmd cp -Hr "${NODEJS_UNTAR}/*" "$node_install_path/"
     cp -Hr "${NODEJS_UNTAR}"/* "$node_install_path/" || $sudo_cmd cp -Hr "${NODEJS_UNTAR}"/* "$node_install_path/"
   fi