diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 73e548ae5..a7ef8eb05 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1240,6 +1240,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "dunce",
  "encoding_rs",
  "etcetera",
+ "globset",
  "hashbrown 0.14.3",
  "helix-loader",
  "helix-stdx",
diff --git a/helix-core/Cargo.toml b/helix-core/Cargo.toml
index 8c63af8ef..fb68ccc08 100644
--- a/helix-core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/helix-core/Cargo.toml
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ textwrap = "0.16.0"
 
 nucleo.workspace = true
 parking_lot = "0.12"
+globset = "0.4.14"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 quickcheck = { version = "1", default-features = false }
diff --git a/helix-core/src/syntax.rs b/helix-core/src/syntax.rs
index 99ff74d36..9b82fa73e 100644
--- a/helix-core/src/syntax.rs
+++ b/helix-core/src/syntax.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ use crate::{
 use ahash::RandomState;
 use arc_swap::{ArcSwap, Guard};
 use bitflags::bitflags;
+use globset::GlobSet;
 use hashbrown::raw::RawTable;
 use slotmap::{DefaultKey as LayerId, HopSlotMap};
 
@@ -358,6 +359,22 @@ where
     serializer.end()
 }
 
+fn deserialize_required_root_patterns<'de, D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<Option<GlobSet>, D::Error>
+where
+    D: serde::Deserializer<'de>,
+{
+    let patterns = Vec::<String>::deserialize(deserializer)?;
+    if patterns.is_empty() {
+        return Ok(None);
+    }
+    let mut builder = globset::GlobSetBuilder::new();
+    for pattern in patterns {
+        let glob = globset::Glob::new(&pattern).map_err(serde::de::Error::custom)?;
+        builder.add(glob);
+    }
+    builder.build().map(Some).map_err(serde::de::Error::custom)
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "kebab-case")]
 pub struct LanguageServerConfiguration {
@@ -371,9 +388,12 @@ pub struct LanguageServerConfiguration {
     pub config: Option<serde_json::Value>,
     #[serde(default = "default_timeout")]
     pub timeout: u64,
-    #[serde(default)]
-    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Vec::is_empty")]
-    pub required_root_patterns: Vec<String>,
+    #[serde(
+        default,
+        skip_serializing,
+        deserialize_with = "deserialize_required_root_patterns"
+    )]
+    pub required_root_patterns: Option<GlobSet>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
diff --git a/helix-lsp/src/lib.rs b/helix-lsp/src/lib.rs
index 7caaa89ca..27678b2c1 100644
--- a/helix-lsp/src/lib.rs
+++ b/helix-lsp/src/lib.rs
@@ -910,40 +910,15 @@ fn start_client(
     let root_path = root.clone().unwrap_or_else(|| workspace.clone());
     let root_uri = root.and_then(|root| lsp::Url::from_file_path(root).ok());
 
-    let mut globset = globset::GlobSetBuilder::new();
-    let required_root_patterns = &ls_config.required_root_patterns;
-    if !required_root_patterns.is_empty() {
-        for required_root_pattern in required_root_patterns {
-            match globset::Glob::new(required_root_pattern) {
-                Ok(glob) => {
-                    globset.add(glob);
-                }
-                Err(err) => {
-                    log::warn!(
-                        "Failed to build glob '{}' for language server '{}'",
-                        required_root_pattern,
-                        name
-                    );
-                    log::warn!("{}", err);
-                }
-            };
+    if let Some(globset) = &ls_config.required_root_patterns {
+        if !root_path
+            .read_dir()?
+            .flatten()
+            .map(|entry| entry.file_name())
+            .any(|entry| globset.is_match(entry))
+        {
+            return Ok(None);
         }
-        match globset.build() {
-            Ok(glob) => {
-                if !root_path
-                    .read_dir()?
-                    .flatten()
-                    .map(|entry| entry.file_name())
-                    .any(|entry| glob.is_match(entry))
-                {
-                    return Ok(None);
-                }
-            }
-            Err(err) => {
-                log::warn!("Failed to build globset for language server {name}");
-                log::warn!("{}", err);
-            }
-        };
     }
 
     let (client, incoming, initialize_notify) = Client::start(