diff --git a/pkgs/misc/vim-plugins/build-vim-plugin.nix b/pkgs/misc/vim-plugins/build-vim-plugin.nix
index fe60ad21c75..b797f49df9e 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/vim-plugins/build-vim-plugin.nix
+++ b/pkgs/misc/vim-plugins/build-vim-plugin.nix
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ rec {
         # build help tags
         if [ -d "$target/doc" ]; then
           echo "Building help tags"
-          if ! ${vim}/bin/vim -N -u NONE -i NONE -n -E -s -c "helptags $target/doc" +quit!; then
+          if ! ${vim}/bin/vim -N -u NONE -i NONE -n -E -s -V1 -c "helptags $target/doc" +quit!; then
             echo "Failed to build help tags!"
             exit 1
           fi