diff --git a/docker/install/ubuntu_install_nodejs.sh b/docker/install/ubuntu_install_nodejs.sh
index 79c2c3e4b19c..de3ba31747b6 100755
--- a/docker/install/ubuntu_install_nodejs.sh
+++ b/docker/install/ubuntu_install_nodejs.sh
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ set -u
 set -o pipefail
 
 apt-get update
+# Please do not remove 'curl' package installation from here, as this
+# script runs in some images (e.g. ci_lint) that keep a very mininal
+# set of packages installed by default.
+apt-get install -y curl
 
 # The node install script fetched and executed here will update the
 # apt source list, hence the second apt-get update is necessary.