diff --git a/.emacs.d/config/backups.el b/.emacs.d/config/backups.el
index 387270f..0b3e48b 100644
--- a/.emacs.d/config/backups.el
+++ b/.emacs.d/config/backups.el
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ;; configure backups
-(setq backup-directory-alist '(("." . "~/.emacs.d/backups/"))
+(setq backup-directory-alist '(("." . "~/.emacs.d/backups/")
+                               ("/dev/shm" . "/dev/null"))
       backup-by-copying t
       delete-old-versions t
       kept-new-versions 16