diff --git a/compiler/nim.vim b/compiler/nim.vim
index 6fd446b..c3cbe62 100644
--- a/compiler/nim.vim
+++ b/compiler/nim.vim
@@ -21,3 +21,5 @@ CompilerSet errorformat=
 let &cpo = s:cpo_save
 unlet s:cpo_save
 
+let g:syntastic_nim_checkers = ['nim']
+