diff --git a/vimrc b/vimrc
index a70b7e3..1694f2e 100644
--- a/vimrc
+++ b/vimrc
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ set novisualbell                    " No beeping.
 
 set nobackup                      " Don't make a backup before overwriting a file.
 set nowritebackup                 " And again.
-set directory=$HOME/.vim/tmp//,.  " Keep swap files in one location
+set directory=/tmp//  " Keep swap files in one location
 
 set tabstop=2                    " Global tab width.
 set shiftwidth=2                 " And again, related.