diff --git a/setup-node-ubuntu.bash b/setup-node-ubuntu.bash
index 94f8055..7fd5fb8 100644
--- a/setup-node-ubuntu.bash
+++ b/setup-node-ubuntu.bash
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ if [ -n "${NODEJS_VER}" ]; then
     rsync -Krl "${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}
+    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