diff --git a/lisp/doom-editor.el b/lisp/doom-editor.el
index 88f7a59f8..a57389964 100644
--- a/lisp/doom-editor.el
+++ b/lisp/doom-editor.el
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ tell you about it. Very annoying. This prevents that."
 ;;; Extra file extensions to support
 
 (add-to-list 'auto-mode-alist '("/LICENSE\\'" . text-mode))
-(add-to-list 'auto-mode-alist '("rc\\'" . conf-mode))
+(add-to-list 'auto-mode-alist '("rc\\'" . conf-mode) 'append)
 
 
 ;;