diff --git a/release/picobsd/floppy.tree/etc/profile b/release/picobsd/floppy.tree/etc/profile
index deb3213e76f2..c0c9de47a904 100644
--- a/release/picobsd/floppy.tree/etc/profile
+++ b/release/picobsd/floppy.tree/etc/profile
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # System-wide .profile file for sh(1).
 BLOCKSIZE=K; export BLOCKSIZE
 PATH=/stand:.; export PATH
+EDITOR=ee; export EDITOR
 set -E