diff --git a/doc/node.md b/doc/node.md
index 3f244f3..74aa008 100644
--- a/doc/node.md
+++ b/doc/node.md
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ sudo apt-get install nodejs npm --no-install-recommends
 ```
 node -v
 which node
+touch ~/.profile
 chmod 700 ~/.profile
 curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.39.5/install.sh | bash
 command -v nvm