diff --git a/options.vim b/options.vim
index ac12914..fff2496 100644
--- a/options.vim
+++ b/options.vim
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ set updatetime=2000
 
 " Clipboard settings, always use clipboard for all delete, yank, change, put
 " operation, see https://stackoverflow.com/q/30691466/6064933
-set clipboard+=unnamedplus
+if !empty(provider#clipboard#Executable())
+    set clipboard+=unnamedplus
+endif
 
 " Disable creating swapfiles, see https://stackoverflow.com/q/821902/6064933
 set noswapfile