diff --git a/init.fnl b/init.fnl
index f84b42b..c368605 100644
--- a/init.fnl
+++ b/init.fnl
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@
 ;(set vim.opt.autochdir true)
 ; Enable substitute 'g' flag by default
 (set vim.opt.gdefault true)
+(let [ver (vim.version)]
+  (set vim.opt.exrc (or (> ver.major 0) (>= ver.minor 9))))
 
 ;; Remove trailing whitespace
 (fn remove-trailing-whitespace []