diff --git a/link/nix/vimrc b/link/nix/vimrc
index bd616ab..9311092 100644
--- a/link/nix/vimrc
+++ b/link/nix/vimrc
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ set termencoding=utf-8
 
 set autoindent
 set background=dark
+set backspace=2
 set expandtab
 set fillchars+=stl:\ ,stlnc:\
 set laststatus=2