diff --git a/.vimrc b/.vimrc
index 3273dd225..23c5ba073 100644
--- a/.vimrc
+++ b/.vimrc
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ endif
 " Don’t create backups when editing files in certain directories
 set backupskip=/tmp/*,/private/tmp/*
 
-" Respect modeline in files
-set modeline
-set modelines=4
+" Disable modeline as a security precaution
+set modelines=0
+set nomodeline
 " Enable per-directory .vimrc files and disable unsafe commands in them
 set exrc
 set secure