diff --git a/terraform/build_packages.sh b/terraform/build_packages.sh
index a813a5b..15584a3 100755
--- a/terraform/build_packages.sh
+++ b/terraform/build_packages.sh
@@ -30,8 +30,9 @@ ensure_node() {
   esac
   tarball="node-v${version}-${os}-${arch}"
   mkdir -p "${NODE_PREFIX}"
-  curl -fsSL "https://nodejs.org/dist/v${version}/${tarball}.tar.xz" \
-    | tar -xJ -C "${NODE_PREFIX}" --strip-components=1
+  # HCP Terraform Linux workers do not ship xz. Use the gzip tarball.
+  curl -fsSL "https://nodejs.org/dist/v${version}/${tarball}.tar.gz" \
+    | tar -xz -C "${NODE_PREFIX}" --strip-components=1
   export PATH="${NODE_PREFIX}/bin:${PATH}"
 }