diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
index 383809536..c6c8b3621 100644
--- a/.editorconfig
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@ indent_style = space
 indent_size = 2
 end_of_line = lf
 charset = utf-8
-trim_trailing_whitespace = false
+trim_trailing_whitespace = true
 insert_final_newline = true