diff --git a/applications/terminal/vimrc b/applications/terminal/vimrc
index b9f3c41..f10a1a4 100644
--- a/applications/terminal/vimrc
+++ b/applications/terminal/vimrc
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 " This must be first, because it changes other options as a side effect.
 set nocompatible
 
+filetype plugin on
 syntax on
 
 " allow backspacing over everything in insert mode