diff --git a/.vimrc b/.vimrc
index c915daca..bf9d1481 100644
--- a/.vimrc
+++ b/.vimrc
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ filetype plugin indent on
 " Automatically read when a file is changed outside of Vim
 set autoread
 
+" Use XA_PRIMARY clipboard by default
+set clipboard=unnamed
+
 " Enable 256-color support
 " All of my machines support 256-color so this should be fine
 set t_Co=256