diff --git a/vim/vimrc b/vim/vimrc
index ea421f5..30171c0 100644
--- a/vim/vimrc
+++ b/vim/vimrc
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ function! StatuslineTabWarning()
 endfunction
 
 " Real Status line definition
-set statusline=%f\  "tail of the filename
+set statusline=%t\  "tail of the filename
 
 "display a warning if fileformat isnt unix
 set statusline+=%#warningmsg#