diff --git a/app-editors/vim/vim-8.2.0360.ebuild b/app-editors/vim/vim-8.2.0360.ebuild
index d80d7777de3f0..8a757434c46f5 100644
--- a/app-editors/vim/vim-8.2.0360.ebuild
+++ b/app-editors/vim/vim-8.2.0360.ebuild
@@ -276,7 +276,9 @@ src_install() {
 	# Note: Do not install symlinks for 'vi', 'ex', or 'view', as these are
 	#       managed by eselect-vi
 	dobin src/vim
-	dosym vim /usr/bin/vimdiff
+	if ! use minimal ; then
+		dosym vim /usr/bin/vimdiff
+	fi
 	dosym vim /usr/bin/rvim
 	dosym vim /usr/bin/rview
 	if use vim-pager ; then
diff --git a/app-editors/vim/vim-8.2.0508.ebuild b/app-editors/vim/vim-8.2.0508.ebuild
index 5bc04c0d2b05f..372853638330f 100644
--- a/app-editors/vim/vim-8.2.0508.ebuild
+++ b/app-editors/vim/vim-8.2.0508.ebuild
@@ -276,7 +276,9 @@ src_install() {
 	# Note: Do not install symlinks for 'vi', 'ex', or 'view', as these are
 	#       managed by eselect-vi
 	dobin src/vim
-	dosym vim /usr/bin/vimdiff
+	if ! use minimal ; then
+		dosym vim /usr/bin/vimdiff
+	fi
 	dosym vim /usr/bin/rvim
 	dosym vim /usr/bin/rview
 	if use vim-pager ; then
diff --git a/app-editors/vim/vim-8.2.0638.ebuild b/app-editors/vim/vim-8.2.0638.ebuild
index 5bc04c0d2b05f..372853638330f 100644
--- a/app-editors/vim/vim-8.2.0638.ebuild
+++ b/app-editors/vim/vim-8.2.0638.ebuild
@@ -276,7 +276,9 @@ src_install() {
 	# Note: Do not install symlinks for 'vi', 'ex', or 'view', as these are
 	#       managed by eselect-vi
 	dobin src/vim
-	dosym vim /usr/bin/vimdiff
+	if ! use minimal ; then
+		dosym vim /usr/bin/vimdiff
+	fi
 	dosym vim /usr/bin/rvim
 	dosym vim /usr/bin/rview
 	if use vim-pager ; then
diff --git a/app-editors/vim/vim-8.2.0814.ebuild b/app-editors/vim/vim-8.2.0814.ebuild
index 7becfb7071c65..946d309a7f6f3 100644
--- a/app-editors/vim/vim-8.2.0814.ebuild
+++ b/app-editors/vim/vim-8.2.0814.ebuild
@@ -276,7 +276,9 @@ src_install() {
 	# Note: Do not install symlinks for 'vi', 'ex', or 'view', as these are
 	#       managed by eselect-vi
 	dobin src/vim
-	dosym vim /usr/bin/vimdiff
+	if ! use minimal ; then
+		dosym vim /usr/bin/vimdiff
+	fi
 	dosym vim /usr/bin/rvim
 	dosym vim /usr/bin/rview
 	if use vim-pager ; then
diff --git a/app-editors/vim/vim-9999.ebuild b/app-editors/vim/vim-9999.ebuild
index 5bc04c0d2b05f..372853638330f 100644
--- a/app-editors/vim/vim-9999.ebuild
+++ b/app-editors/vim/vim-9999.ebuild
@@ -276,7 +276,9 @@ src_install() {
 	# Note: Do not install symlinks for 'vi', 'ex', or 'view', as these are
 	#       managed by eselect-vi
 	dobin src/vim
-	dosym vim /usr/bin/vimdiff
+	if ! use minimal ; then
+		dosym vim /usr/bin/vimdiff
+	fi
 	dosym vim /usr/bin/rvim
 	dosym vim /usr/bin/rview
 	if use vim-pager ; then