diff --git a/vim/config/settings.vim b/vim/config/settings.vim
index 5a765d9..f8c384a 100644
--- a/vim/config/settings.vim
+++ b/vim/config/settings.vim
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@
     "}}}
 
     "BEHAVIOUR: {{{
-        set autochdir "change to a file's directory when it's opened
         set history=250 "size of the undo history
         set whichwrap=b,s,<,>,[,] "scrolling left/right off current line wraps to the next/previous
         set smarttab expandtab autoindent tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 "configure tabs
@@ -84,6 +83,9 @@
         set timeout timeoutlen=1000 "how long before timing out for mappings
         set ttimeout ttimeoutlen=100 "how long before timing out for terminal key codes
 
+        "change to a file's directory when it's opened
+        if exists("+autochdir")|set autochdir|endif
+
         "enable the auto-creation of missing folders in a save path
         if !exists('*s:MakeNewDir')
             function s:MakeNewDir(fullpath, buf)