diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..72b9654
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[submodule "vim/pack/git/start/packer.nvim"]
+	path = vim/pack/git/start/packer.nvim
+	url = https://github.com/wbthomason/packer.nvim
diff --git a/vim/pack/git/start/packer.nvim b/vim/pack/git/start/packer.nvim
new file mode 160000
index 0000000..ea0cc3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vim/pack/git/start/packer.nvim
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit ea0cc3c59f67c440c5ff0bbe4fb9420f4350b9a3
diff --git a/vimrc b/vimrc
index e400684..e02290d 100644
--- a/vimrc
+++ b/vimrc
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 " Set up the runtime path
 set runtimepath=$VIMRUNTIME,$HOME/.config/nvim,$HOME/.vim
 let &rtp=&rtp.','.expand('<sfile>:p:h').'/vim'
+let &rtp=&rtp.','.expand('<sfile>:p:h').'/vim/pack/*/start/*'
 
 if has("nvim")
 	lua require("pack/setup")