diff --git a/vimrc b/vimrc
index d952e0771..69ccae4dc 100644
--- a/vimrc
+++ b/vimrc
@@ -12,8 +12,10 @@ if !empty($XDG_CONFIG_HOME)
     set runtimepath+=$XDG_DATA_HOME/vim
     set runtimepath+=$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/vim/after
 
-    set packpath^=$XDG_DATA_HOME/vim,$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/vim
-    set packpath+=$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/vim/after,$XDG_DATA_HOME/vim/after
+    if exists('&packpath')
+      set packpath^=$XDG_DATA_HOME/vim,$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/vim
+      set packpath+=$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/vim/after,$XDG_DATA_HOME/vim/after
+    endif
 
     let g:netrw_home = $XDG_DATA_HOME."/vim"
     if !isdirectory($XDG_DATA_HOME."/vim")