diff --git a/config/plugins/vim-rooter.vim b/config/plugins/vim-rooter.vim
index dc42eddb7..6ecf208e9 100644
--- a/config/plugins/vim-rooter.vim
+++ b/config/plugins/vim-rooter.vim
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-let g:rooter_patterns = get(g:, 'rooter_patterns', [])
+let g:rooter_patterns = get(g:, 'rooter_patterns', ['.git', '.git/', '_darcs/', '.hg/', '.bzr/', '.svn/'])
 if index(g:spacevim_plugin_groups, 'lang#c') != -1
   call add(g:rooter_patterns, '.clang')
 endif