1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/vim/vimrc b/vim/vimrc
index dc1183f6..0d9c7b39 100644
--- a/vim/vimrc
+++ b/vim/vimrc
@@ -113,9 +113,10 @@ endif
 " first value from the 'runtimepath'.  We'll use this later on in the file to
 " comprehensively match expected paths for vimrc files.
 "
-if &runtimepath !=# ''
-  let $MYVIM = option#Split(&runtimepath)[0]
+if &runtimepath ==# ''
+  throw 'Empty ''runtimepath'''
 endif
+let $MYVIM = option#Split(&runtimepath)[0]
 
 " The next components of the runtime directory that we'll set up here will
 " make use of the user’s configured XDG base directories: