diff --git a/.login b/.login
index 32e1a126d04b517d7aca96deb00392f6eca9b074..4558e917280c479e0c824a69bfe3ef3f1bc2d2a4 100644
--- a/.login
+++ b/.login
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ set path=($HOME/bin $path)
 alias sux sudo tcsh -l
 alias S SLS -P
 alias tsv ~/bin/csv --TAB
+setenv EDITOR `which vi`
 
 if (-x ~/.login.local) then
   source ~/.login.local