diff --git a/src/nvim/buffer.c b/src/nvim/buffer.c
index 4724f98eca..2f87c9cbd2 100644
--- a/src/nvim/buffer.c
+++ b/src/nvim/buffer.c
@@ -2679,7 +2679,7 @@ void maketitle(void)
 
       append_arg_number(curwin, buf, SPACE_FOR_ARGNR, FALSE);
 
-      STRCAT(buf, " - VIM");
+      STRCAT(buf, " - NVIM");
 
       if (maxlen > 0) {
         /* make it shorter by removing a bit in the middle */