diff --git a/tools/vsh.c b/tools/vsh.c
index 0066504ebe..e84ea77b9a 100644
--- a/tools/vsh.c
+++ b/tools/vsh.c
@@ -2434,7 +2434,7 @@ vshEditWriteToTempFile(vshControl *ctl, const char *doc)
 
 /* Hard-code default editor used as a fallback if not configured by
  * VISUAL or EDITOR environment variables. */
-#define DEFAULT_EDITOR "vi"
+#define DEFAULT_EDITOR "sensible-editor"
 
 int
 vshEditFile(vshControl *ctl, const char *filename)