diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
index ecdb17ccf..f671cc960 100644
--- a/.editorconfig
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
-# top-most EditorConfig file
-root = true
-
-# Unix-style newlines with a newline ending every file
 [*]
 charset = utf-8
 end_of_line = lf
 insert_final_newline = true
+trim_trailing_whitespace = true
 
 [*.{v,vsh}]
 indent_style = tab