diff --git a/src/freedombone-utils-nodejs b/src/freedombone-utils-nodejs
index 6ec4451c..eab687bc 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-utils-nodejs
+++ b/src/freedombone-utils-nodejs
@@ -63,9 +63,6 @@ function get_npm_arch {
 function mesh_install_nodejs {
     mesh_install_nodejs_prefix=
     if [ $rootdir ]; then
-        if [[ $VARIANT == "mesh" ]]; then
-            return
-        fi
         mesh_install_nodejs_prefix="chroot $rootdir"
     fi