diff --git a/vimrc b/vimrc
index 31d7cf4414b31550f3dd23df50656eaaa05a7c3c..85744bb8a3affa5955937c256d4398eda0ff2b87 100644
--- a/vimrc
+++ b/vimrc
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ set modelines=5         " The number of lines to check for :set commands
 
 " Use solarized colorscheme
 set background=dark
+let g:solarized_termcolors=256
 colorscheme solarized