diff --git a/srcpkgs/vim/template b/srcpkgs/vim/template
index cc6005bbf29..bad4c3b30c2 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/vim/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/vim/template
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ do_fetch() {
 }
 
 pre_configure() {
-	for f in ${subpackages}; do
+	for f in ${subpackages/vim-common/}; do
 		mkdir -p /tmp/${f}
 		cp -a $wrksrc/* /tmp/${f}
 		mv /tmp/${f} $wrksrc/${f}
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ do_build() {
 	cd $wrksrc
 	make ${makejobs}
 
-	for f in ${subpackages}; do
+	for f in ${subpackages/vim-common/}; do
 		cd $wrksrc/$f
 		make ${makejobs}
 	done