diff --git a/plugins/nvm/nvm.plugin.zsh b/plugins/nvm/nvm.plugin.zsh
index c5799c88e..a4ff29cf1 100644
--- a/plugins/nvm/nvm.plugin.zsh
+++ b/plugins/nvm/nvm.plugin.zsh
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ if zstyle -t ':omz:plugins:nvm' autoload; then
     zstyle -t ':omz:plugins:nvm' silent-autoload && _nvm_silent="--silent"
 
     if [[ -n "$nvmrc_path" ]]; then
-      local nvmrc_node_version=$(nvm version "$(cat "${nvmrc_path}")")
+      local nvmrc_node_version=$(nvm version $(cat "$nvmrc_path" | tr -dc '[:print:]'))
 
       if [[ "$nvmrc_node_version" = "N/A" ]]; then
         nvm install