diff --git a/pkgs/misc/vim-plugins/default.nix b/pkgs/misc/vim-plugins/default.nix
index 5fa27596b905..82a8e9162b2a 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/vim-plugins/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/misc/vim-plugins/default.nix
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@ rec {
       name = "yankring_190.zip";
       sha256 = "0nnxpsfjp2p9jvs3y5ynnd5s56snz9927zdp9bgmay2jgxfmp0si";
     };
+    sourceRoot = ".";
     buildInputs = [ unzip ];
     dependencies = [];
     meta = {
diff --git a/pkgs/misc/vim-plugins/vim2nix/additional-nix-code/YankRing b/pkgs/misc/vim-plugins/vim2nix/additional-nix-code/YankRing
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1776c1b91ea5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/misc/vim-plugins/vim2nix/additional-nix-code/YankRing
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+    sourceRoot = ".";