diff --git a/nerdtree_plugin/fs_menu.vim b/nerdtree_plugin/fs_menu.vim
index 0a5de8a..4167df0 100644
--- a/nerdtree_plugin/fs_menu.vim
+++ b/nerdtree_plugin/fs_menu.vim
@@ -369,7 +369,11 @@ endfunction
 function! NERDTreeCopyPath()
     let l:nodePath = g:NERDTreeFileNode.GetSelected().path.str()
     if has("clipboard")
-        let @* = l:nodePath
+        if &clipboard == "unnamedplus"
+            let @+ = l:nodePath
+        else
+            let @* = l:nodePath
+        endif
         call nerdtree#echo("The path [" . l:nodePath . "] was copied to your clipboard.")
     else
         call nerdtree#echo("The full path is: " . l:nodePath)