diff --git a/plugins/sudoers/visudo.c b/plugins/sudoers/visudo.c
index 5189e5737..18f362b54 100644
--- a/plugins/sudoers/visudo.c
+++ b/plugins/sudoers/visudo.c
@@ -419,6 +419,7 @@ static const char *lineno_editors[] = {
     "vi",
     "nvi",
     "vim",
+    "nvim",
     "elvis",
     "*macs",
     "mg",