diff --git a/vifm/.config/vifm/vifmrc b/vifm/.config/vifm/vifmrc
index 12d7274b3ca6d467a9ac465f7caf3d355d8806e5..7891fbf54b26bccd3dd3658f117cefead1357a55 100644
--- a/vifm/.config/vifm/vifmrc
+++ b/vifm/.config/vifm/vifmrc
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ set smartcase
" Don't highlight search results automatically
-set nohlsearch
+set hlsearch
" Use increment searching (search while typing)
set incsearch