diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index f3f21299c96..da2be095683 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ nvm_node_version() {
 
 nvm_download() {
   if nvm_has "curl"; then
-    curl --fail --compressed -q "$@"
+    command curl --fail --compressed -q "$@"
   elif nvm_has "wget"; then
     # Emulate curl with wget
     ARGS=$(nvm_echo "$@" | command sed -e 's/--progress-bar /--progress=bar /' \
diff --git a/nvm.sh b/nvm.sh
index dc46bd535e5..d834bd0bedd 100644
--- a/nvm.sh
+++ b/nvm.sh
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ nvm_has_colors() {
 }
 
 nvm_curl_libz_support() {
-  curl -V 2>/dev/null | nvm_grep "^Features:" | nvm_grep -q "libz"
+  command curl -V 2>/dev/null | nvm_grep "^Features:" | nvm_grep -q "libz"
 }
 
 nvm_curl_use_compression() {
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ nvm_get_latest() {
     if nvm_curl_use_compression; then
       CURL_COMPRESSED_FLAG="--compressed"
     fi
-    NVM_LATEST_URL="$(curl ${CURL_COMPRESSED_FLAG:-} -q -w "%{url_effective}\\n" -L -s -S https://latest.nvm.sh -o /dev/null)"
+    NVM_LATEST_URL="$(command curl ${CURL_COMPRESSED_FLAG:-} -q -w "%{url_effective}\\n" -L -s -S https://latest.nvm.sh -o /dev/null)"
   elif nvm_has "wget"; then
     NVM_LATEST_URL="$(wget -q https://latest.nvm.sh --server-response -O /dev/null 2>&1 | command awk '/^  Location: /{DEST=$2} END{ print DEST }')"
   else
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ nvm_download() {
     if nvm_curl_use_compression; then
       CURL_COMPRESSED_FLAG="--compressed"
     fi
-    curl --fail ${CURL_COMPRESSED_FLAG:-} -q "$@"
+    command curl --fail ${CURL_COMPRESSED_FLAG:-} -q "$@"
   elif nvm_has "wget"; then
     # Emulate curl with wget
     ARGS=$(nvm_echo "$@" | command sed -e 's/--progress-bar /--progress=bar /' \
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ nvm_clang_version() {
 }
 
 nvm_curl_version() {
-  curl -V | command awk '{ if ($1 == "curl") print $2 }' | command sed 's/-.*$//g'
+  command curl -V | command awk '{ if ($1 == "curl") print $2 }' | command sed 's/-.*$//g'
 }
 
 nvm_version_greater() {