diff --git a/target/chroot/beagleboard.org.sh b/target/chroot/beagleboard.org.sh
index dc5122f7532e3260fe142fb40b0c98fedf0f9851..640ecab4c108b234dd71c4b6eb2eed1fdf28b6c5 100755
--- a/target/chroot/beagleboard.org.sh
+++ b/target/chroot/beagleboard.org.sh
@@ -176,6 +176,10 @@ build_node () {
 	npm config set user 0
 	npm config set userconfig /root/.npmrc
 
+	#http://blog.npmjs.org/post/78085451721/npms-self-signed-certificate-is-no-more
+	#The cause: npm no longer supports its self-signed certificates.
+	npm config set ca ""
+
 	#echo "debug: npm config ls -l (after)"
 	#echo "--------------------------------"
 	#npm config ls -l