diff --git a/viml_conf/options.vim b/viml_conf/options.vim
index 98fb3a6..f3b9af4 100644
--- a/viml_conf/options.vim
+++ b/viml_conf/options.vim
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ set fillchars=fold:\ ,vert:\│,eob:\ ,msgsep:‾,diff:╱
 " Split window below/right when creating horizontal/vertical windows
 set splitbelow splitright
 
+" avoid the flickering when splitting window horizontal
+set splitkeep=screen
+
 " Time in milliseconds to wait for a mapped sequence to complete,
 " see https://unix.stackexchange.com/q/36882/221410 for more info
 set timeoutlen=500