diff --git a/app-editors/vim-core/files/vimrc-r5 b/app-editors/vim-core/files/vimrc-r5
index fdc316b4c35b5..8143be5fb48db 100644
--- a/app-editors/vim-core/files/vimrc-r5
+++ b/app-editors/vim-core/files/vimrc-r5
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ augroup gentoo
   autocmd BufReadPost *
         \ if ! exists("g:leave_my_cursor_position_alone") |
         \     if line("'\"") > 0 && line ("'\"") <= line("$") |
-        \         exe "normal g'\"" |
+        \         exe "normal! g'\"" |
         \     endif |
         \ endif