diff --git a/.doom b/.doom
index a068657fe..b361e1087 100644
--- a/.doom
+++ b/.doom
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 
  (make
   (".github/CODEOWNERS"
+   "# -*- mode: conf -*-"
    "# Auto-generated by 'doom make .github/CODEOWNERS', do not edit it by hand.\n"
    "* @doomemacs/maintainers\n"  ; default until another takes precedence
    "# Module maintainers"
diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index 13386ff91..a569a8e07 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.github/CODEOWNERS
+# -*- mode: conf -*-
 # Auto-generated by 'doom make .github/CODEOWNERS', do not edit it by hand.
 
 * @doomemacs/maintainers