diff --git a/src/extra/vim.zig b/src/extra/vim.zig
index e5261cd74..4443fd168 100644
--- a/src/extra/vim.zig
+++ b/src/extra/vim.zig
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ pub const ftdetect =
     \\"
     \\" THIS FILE IS AUTO-GENERATED
     \\
-    \\au BufRead,BufNewFile */ghostty/config,*/ghostty/themes/* set ft=ghostty
+    \\au BufRead,BufNewFile */ghostty/config,*/ghostty/themes/* setf ghostty
     \\
 ;
 pub const ftplugin =