diff --git a/ftplugin/lua/prefs.vim b/ftplugin/lua/prefs.vim
index a8202c2..1320abf 100644
--- a/ftplugin/lua/prefs.vim
+++ b/ftplugin/lua/prefs.vim
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 " show cursor
 setlocal cursorline cursorcolumn
+hi CursorLine term=none cterm=none
 
 " show line numbers
 setlocal number numberwidth=4
diff --git a/ftplugin/php/prefs.vim b/ftplugin/php/prefs.vim
index e2dd512..28f7682 100644
--- a/ftplugin/php/prefs.vim
+++ b/ftplugin/php/prefs.vim
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 " show cursor
 setlocal cursorline cursorcolumn
+hi CursorLine term=none cterm=none
 
 " show line numbers
 setlocal number numberwidth=4
diff --git a/ftplugin/puppet/prefs.vim b/ftplugin/puppet/prefs.vim
index 06694d2..4d0abd4 100644
--- a/ftplugin/puppet/prefs.vim
+++ b/ftplugin/puppet/prefs.vim
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 " show cursor
 setlocal cursorline cursorcolumn
+hi CursorLine term=none cterm=none
 
 " show line numbers
 setlocal number numberwidth=4
diff --git a/ftplugin/ruby/prefs.vim b/ftplugin/ruby/prefs.vim
index 717e519..2922067 100644
--- a/ftplugin/ruby/prefs.vim
+++ b/ftplugin/ruby/prefs.vim
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 " show cursor
 setlocal cursorline cursorcolumn
+hi CursorLine term=none cterm=none
 
 " show line numbers
 setlocal number numberwidth=4