diff --git a/vim/.vim/vimrc b/vim/.vim/vimrc
index 1cfdb0d..86399b3 100644
--- a/vim/.vim/vimrc
+++ b/vim/.vim/vimrc
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ set undoreload=10000
 set undodir=~/.cache/vim/undo " vim will not create this directory.
 set directory=~/.cache/vim/swap " vim will not create this directory.
 set backupdir=~/.cache/vim/backup " vim will not create this directory.
+set backup
 set viminfo+=n~/.cache/vim/viminfo
 
 " Death to the "Thanks for flying vim" message