diff --git a/vimrcs/plugins_config.vim b/vimrcs/plugins_config.vim
index 255dcd88..85229ad2 100644
--- a/vimrcs/plugins_config.vim
+++ b/vimrcs/plugins_config.vim
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@
 """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
 
 
+""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
+" => Enable native vim packages as described in the README
+""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
+set packpath+=~/.vim_runtime
+
+
 """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""
 " => Load pathogen paths
 """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""