diff --git a/src/args.rs b/src/args.rs
index 9e941a7ba..cc3f739fe 100644
--- a/src/args.rs
+++ b/src/args.rs
@@ -532,6 +532,7 @@ impl<'a> ArgMatches<'a> {
             false
         } else {
             self.is_present("with-filename")
+            || self.is_present("vimgrep")
             || paths.len() > 1
             || paths.get(0).map_or(false, |p| p.is_dir())
         }