diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/vim/plugins/overrides.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/vim/plugins/overrides.nix
index 579d01558dda..e6646d8c20c1 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/vim/plugins/overrides.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/vim/plugins/overrides.nix
@@ -1354,6 +1354,13 @@ self: super: {
 
   vim-wakatime = super.vim-wakatime.overrideAttrs (old: {
     buildInputs = [ python3 ];
+    patchPhase = ''
+      substituteInPlace plugin/wakatime.vim \
+        --replace 'autocmd BufEnter,VimEnter' \
+                  'autocmd VimEnter' \
+        --replace 'autocmd CursorMoved,CursorMovedI' \
+                  'autocmd CursorMoved,CursorMovedI,BufEnter'
+    '';
   });
 
   vim-xdebug = super.vim-xdebug.overrideAttrs (old: {