diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 70cb95c97e6c..5bcebf7b8215 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -370,14 +370,18 @@ jobs:
           steps:
             - brew_install:
                 package: watchman
-            - brew_install:
-                package: node@12
             - run:
                 name: "Brew: Tap wix/brew"
                 command: HOMEBREW_NO_AUTO_UPDATE=1 brew tap wix/brew >/dev/null
             - brew_install:
                 package: applesimutils
 
+      - run:
+          name: Configure Node
+          # Sourcing find-node.sh will ensure nvm is set up.
+          # It also helps future invocation of find-node.sh prevent permission issue with nvm.sh.
+          command: source scripts/find-node.sh && nvm install 12 && nvm alias default 12
+
       - run:
           name: Configure Watchman
           command: echo "{}" > .watchmanconfig