diff --git a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs
index 6d0e98f0932c..0d6b1bcbfb02 100644
--- a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs
+++ b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs
@@ -673,8 +673,7 @@ impl Config {
         FilesConfig {
             watcher: match self.data.files_watcher.as_str() {
                 "notify" => FilesWatcher::Notify,
-                // A fallback for the file watcher, defaulting to use the file watcher client
-                _ => FilesWatcher::Client,
+                "client" | _ => FilesWatcher::Client,
             },
             exclude: self.data.files_excludeDirs.iter().map(|it| self.root_path.join(it)).collect(),
         }