diff --git a/contrib/vim-empty-lines/packages.el b/contrib/vim-empty-lines/packages.el
index bc3bd7c68..8b5894362 100644
--- a/contrib/vim-empty-lines/packages.el
+++ b/contrib/vim-empty-lines/packages.el
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   '(vim-empty-lines-mode))
 
 (defvar vim-empty-lines-mode-excluded-packages
-  '()
+  '(vi-tilde-fringe)
   "This contrib layer is meant to be an alternative/direct replacement to `vi-tilde-fringe'.")
 
 (defun vim-empty-lines/init-vim-empty-lines-mode ()