diff --git a/dot-config/vim/init.vim b/dot-config/vim/init.vim
index d0fdc6a..d400502 100644
--- a/dot-config/vim/init.vim
+++ b/dot-config/vim/init.vim
@@ -44,7 +44,9 @@ inoremap jj <Esc>
 # tools my beloved
 nnoremap <C-t> :Files<CR>
 
-silent! packadd! editorconfig
+# We will always have Editorconfig available as an optional package, either
+# because it was bundled with Vim or because Minpac installed it that way.
+packadd! editorconfig
 
 set belloff+=ctrlg
 
diff --git a/dot-config/vim/plugins.vim b/dot-config/vim/plugins.vim
index 25e8f2d..521f94e 100644
--- a/dot-config/vim/plugins.vim
+++ b/dot-config/vim/plugins.vim
@@ -16,8 +16,11 @@ minpac#add('prabirshrestha/async.vim')
 
 minpac#add('lifepillar/vim-gruvbox8')
 
+# If this Vim doesn't already provide Editorconfig as part of its runtime,
+# install it ourselves, using exactly the same package name and type (opt, so
+# that it can be loaded with :packadd).
 if !isdirectory($VIMRUNTIME .. '/pack/dist/opt/editorconfig')
-	minpac#add('editorconfig/editorconfig-vim')
+	minpac#add('editorconfig/editorconfig-vim', {name: 'editorconfig', type: 'opt'})
 endif
 
 minpac#add('direnv/direnv.vim')