diff --git a/apparmor.d/groups/pacman/pacdiff b/apparmor.d/groups/pacman/pacdiff
index e2a0f2609..64a813bf4 100644
--- a/apparmor.d/groups/pacman/pacdiff
+++ b/apparmor.d/groups/pacman/pacdiff
@@ -32,10 +32,14 @@ profile pacdiff @{exec_path} flags=(attach_disconnected) {
   @{bin}/tput         rix,
   @{bin}/vim          rix,
 
+  owner @{HOME}/.viminfo{,.tmp} rw,
+
+  owner @{user_cache_dirs}/vim/{,**} rw,
+
   # packages files
   / r,
   /boot/{,**} r,
-  /etc/{,**} r,
+  /etc/{,**} rw,
   /opt/{,**} r,
   /srv/{,**} r,
   /usr/{,**} r,