diff --git a/autoload/SpaceVim/plugins/scrollbar.vim b/autoload/SpaceVim/plugins/scrollbar.vim
index 0e4714738..5a72f2f92 100644
--- a/autoload/SpaceVim/plugins/scrollbar.vim
+++ b/autoload/SpaceVim/plugins/scrollbar.vim
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ function! s:create_scrollbar_buffer(size, lines) abort
   endif
   call s:BUF.buf_set_lines(s:scrollbar_bufnr, 0, -1, 0, a:lines)
   call s:add_highlight(s:scrollbar_bufnr, a:size)
+  call setbufvar(s:create_scrollbar_buffer, '&buftype', 'nofile')
   return s:scrollbar_bufnr
 endfunction
 
diff --git a/lua/spacevim/plugin/scrollbar.lua b/lua/spacevim/plugin/scrollbar.lua
index 964c3022d..c36847830 100644
--- a/lua/spacevim/plugin/scrollbar.lua
+++ b/lua/spacevim/plugin/scrollbar.lua
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ local function create_scrollbar_buffer(size, lines)
   if not vim.api.nvim_buf_is_valid(scrollbar_bufnr) then
     scrollbar_bufnr = vim.api.nvim_create_buf(false, true)
   end
+  vim.api.nvim_buf_set_option(scrollbar_bufnr, 'buftype', 'nofile')
   vim.api.nvim_buf_set_lines(scrollbar_bufnr, 0, -1, false, lines)
   add_highlight(scrollbar_bufnr, size)
   return scrollbar_bufnr