diff --git a/autoload/nerdcommenter.vim b/autoload/nerdcommenter.vim
index 165bfc4..3a1e552 100644
--- a/autoload/nerdcommenter.vim
+++ b/autoload/nerdcommenter.vim
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ function! nerdcommenter#SetUp() abort
     let b:NERDSexyComMarker = ''
 
     if has_key(s:delimiterMap, filetype)
-        let b:NERDCommenterDelims = s:delimiterMap[filetype]
+        let b:NERDCommenterDelims = copy(s:delimiterMap[filetype])
         for i in ['left', 'leftAlt', 'right', 'rightAlt']
             if !has_key(b:NERDCommenterDelims, i)
                 let b:NERDCommenterDelims[i] = ''