diff --git a/build/build.plugin.zsh b/build/build.plugin.zsh
index 86e4e46..f2487da 100644
--- a/build/build.plugin.zsh
+++ b/build/build.plugin.zsh
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@ alias build="build-dir --build"
 # Detect installed debugger and set the `debug` alias to debug a program with
 # command line arguments.
 if [ `uname` = Linux ]; then
-  if which cgdb &> /dev/null; then
+  if [[ "`vim --version`" =~ "^VIM - Vi IMproved 8\.1.*$" ]]; then
+    function vimdebug() { vim "+packadd termdebug" "+TermdebugCommand $*" }
+    alias debug='vimdebug'
+  elif which cgdb &> /dev/null; then
     alias debug='cgdb --args'
   elif which gdb &> /dev/null; then
     alias debug='gdb --args'