diff --git a/app-editors/vim/vim-8.2.0814-r100.ebuild b/app-editors/vim/vim-8.2.0814-r100.ebuild
index edd131772b0fd..0f20c926a8008 100644
--- a/app-editors/vim/vim-8.2.0814-r100.ebuild
+++ b/app-editors/vim/vim-8.2.0814-r100.ebuild
@@ -304,6 +304,12 @@ src_install() {
 		fperms a+x ${vimfiles}/macros/manpager.sh
 	fi
 
+	# Fix an issue of missing defaults.vim when USE=minimal.
+	if use minimal ; then
+		insinto ${vimfiles}
+		doins runtime/defaults.vim
+	fi
+
 	domenu runtime/vim.desktop
 
 	newbashcomp "${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-completion ${PN}
diff --git a/app-editors/vim/vim-8.2.3428-r1.ebuild b/app-editors/vim/vim-8.2.3428-r1.ebuild
index d38b89a8bb5a2..6a4b59f53ef19 100644
--- a/app-editors/vim/vim-8.2.3428-r1.ebuild
+++ b/app-editors/vim/vim-8.2.3428-r1.ebuild
@@ -316,6 +316,12 @@ src_install() {
 		fperms a+x ${vimfiles}/macros/manpager.sh
 	fi
 
+	# Fix an issue of missing defaults.vim when USE=minimal.
+	if use minimal ; then
+		insinto ${vimfiles}
+		doins runtime/defaults.vim
+	fi
+
 	domenu runtime/vim.desktop
 
 	newbashcomp "${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-completion ${PN}
diff --git a/app-editors/vim/vim-8.2.3567.ebuild b/app-editors/vim/vim-8.2.3567.ebuild
index bdfd543c08a4a..3ce917bf88514 100644
--- a/app-editors/vim/vim-8.2.3567.ebuild
+++ b/app-editors/vim/vim-8.2.3567.ebuild
@@ -318,6 +318,12 @@ src_install() {
 		fperms a+x ${vimfiles}/macros/manpager.sh
 	fi
 
+	# Fix an issue of missing defaults.vim when USE=minimal.
+	if use minimal ; then
+		insinto ${vimfiles}
+		doins runtime/defaults.vim
+	fi
+
 	domenu runtime/vim.desktop
 
 	newbashcomp "${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-completion ${PN}
diff --git a/app-editors/vim/vim-8.2.3582.ebuild b/app-editors/vim/vim-8.2.3582.ebuild
index 84b805495f274..cf406ca4b0699 100644
--- a/app-editors/vim/vim-8.2.3582.ebuild
+++ b/app-editors/vim/vim-8.2.3582.ebuild
@@ -318,6 +318,12 @@ src_install() {
 		fperms a+x ${vimfiles}/macros/manpager.sh
 	fi
 
+	# Fix an issue of missing defaults.vim when USE=minimal.
+	if use minimal ; then
+		insinto ${vimfiles}
+		doins runtime/defaults.vim
+	fi
+
 	domenu runtime/vim.desktop
 
 	newbashcomp "${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-completion ${PN}
diff --git a/app-editors/vim/vim-9999.ebuild b/app-editors/vim/vim-9999.ebuild
index bdfd543c08a4a..3ce917bf88514 100644
--- a/app-editors/vim/vim-9999.ebuild
+++ b/app-editors/vim/vim-9999.ebuild
@@ -318,6 +318,12 @@ src_install() {
 		fperms a+x ${vimfiles}/macros/manpager.sh
 	fi
 
+	# Fix an issue of missing defaults.vim when USE=minimal.
+	if use minimal ; then
+		insinto ${vimfiles}
+		doins runtime/defaults.vim
+	fi
+
 	domenu runtime/vim.desktop
 
 	newbashcomp "${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-completion ${PN}