diff --git a/languages.toml b/languages.toml
index 755b37debab6..95c467659c0f 100644
--- a/languages.toml
+++ b/languages.toml
@@ -3135,7 +3135,8 @@ source = { git = "https://github.com/kylegoetz/tree-sitter-unison", rev = "1f505
 [[language]]
 name = "todotxt"
 scope = "text.todotxt"
-file-types = [{ glob = "todo.txt" }, { glob = "*.todo.txt" }, "todotxt"]
+# glob = "todo.txt" is too common and can conflict regular files, define in user config if necessary
+file-types = [{ glob = "*.todo.txt" }, "todotxt"]
 formatter = { command = "sort" }
 auto-format = true