diff --git a/config/rootfiles/common/vim b/config/rootfiles/common/vim
index d6681fbd2..ad11dda31 100644
--- a/config/rootfiles/common/vim
+++ b/config/rootfiles/common/vim
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 etc/vimrc
+root/.vimrc
 usr/bin/ex
 usr/bin/rview
 usr/bin/rvim
diff --git a/config/vim/.vimrc b/config/vim/.vimrc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0f457dbf4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/vim/.vimrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+set mouse-=a
diff --git a/lfs/vim b/lfs/vim
index e40c511cf..5f1527bc9 100644
--- a/lfs/vim
+++ b/lfs/vim
@@ -83,8 +83,7 @@ $(TARGET) : $(patsubst %,$(DIR_DL)/%,$(objects))
 
 	ln -svf vim /usr/bin/vi
 	install -m 644 $(DIR_SRC)/config/vim/vimrc /etc/vimrc
-	touch /root/.vimrc
-	echo "set mouse-=a" >> /root/.vimrc
+	install -m 644 $(DIR_SRC)/config/vim/.vimrc /root/.vimrc
 
 	@rm -rf $(DIR_APP)
 	@$(POSTBUILD)