diff --git a/.config.d/05-basic.el b/.config.d/05-basic.el
index ca5fd2f..152870a 100644
--- a/.config.d/05-basic.el
+++ b/.config.d/05-basic.el
@@ -18,9 +18,12 @@
 
 ;; Pixel perfect scrolling
 (pixel-scroll-precision-mode)
+
 ;; Display time
 (display-time-mode)
+
 (show-paren-mode +1)  ; Paren match highlighting
+
 ;; Winner mode is a global minor mode that records the changes in the
 ;; window configuration (i.e. how the frames are partitioned into
 ;; windows) so that the changes can be "undone" using the command
@@ -107,4 +110,11 @@
 ;; and use 'C' to copy the file/directory.
 (setq dired-dwim-target t)
 
+;; As vterm requires a compiled part, on NixOS its installation is handled by
+;; the system configuration. However, for some reason, after some update emacs
+;; stopped loading it automatically. So, to remedy that, we load it if it was
+;; not already loaded.
+(unless (memq 'vterm features)
+  (load "vterm" nil t))
+
 ;;; 05-basic.el ends here