diff --git a/utils/vim/Makefile b/utils/vim/Makefile
index da01c671ec..2e9f96a8b6 100644
--- a/utils/vim/Makefile
+++ b/utils/vim/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=vim
 PKG_VERSION:=7.4
-PKG_RELEASE:=2
+PKG_RELEASE:=3
 VIMVER:=74
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.bz2
diff --git a/utils/vim/files/vimrc b/utils/vim/files/vimrc
index 2622b773bc..b8cea29385 100644
--- a/utils/vim/files/vimrc
+++ b/utils/vim/files/vimrc
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ set linebreak		" don't wrap words by default
 set textwidth=0		" don't wrap lines by default
 set ruler			" show the cursor position all the time
 
+set backupskip+=/etc/crontabs.*	" fix crontab -e
diff --git a/utils/vim/files/vimrc.full b/utils/vim/files/vimrc.full
index 56305c1527..99f737e843 100644
--- a/utils/vim/files/vimrc.full
+++ b/utils/vim/files/vimrc.full
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ set linebreak			" don't wrap words by default
 set textwidth=0			" don't wrap lines by default
 set ruler			" show the cursor position all the time
 
+set backupskip+=/etc/crontabs.*	" fix crontab -e
+
 if filereadable(expand("$VIMRUNTIME/syntax/synload.vim"))
 	syntax on
 endif