diff --git a/package/base-files/default/etc/profile b/package/base-files/default/etc/profile
index e3abe6967..c42ee4a89 100644
--- a/package/base-files/default/etc/profile
+++ b/package/base-files/default/etc/profile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ export PATH=/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin
 export PS1='\u@\h:\w\$ '
 
 [ -x /usr/bin/less ] || alias less=more
-alias vim=vi
+[ -x /usr/bin/vim ] || alias vim=vi
 
 arp() { cat /proc/net/arp; }
 ldd() { LD_TRACE_LOADED_OBJECTS=1 $*; }