diff --git a/.rc b/.rc
index f0ab038..4620416 100644
--- a/.rc
+++ b/.rc
@@ -110,7 +110,11 @@ alias webui='cd $webui'
 # useful stuff
 [ -z "$VIM_ORIGINAL" ] && VIM_ORIGINAL="$(which vim)"
 function vim() {
-	local COMPAT_TERM="xterm-256color"
+	if [ "$TERM" = "linux" ]; then
+		local COMPAT_TERM=$TERM
+	else
+		local COMPAT_TERM="xterm-256color"
+	fi
 	# we only handle single-argument VIM
 	if [ $# -eq 1 ]; then
 		if [ -e "$1" ]; then