diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
index 201a3d8a..77d65308 100644
--- a/.editorconfig
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -29,5 +29,5 @@ indent_size = 4
 [{Makefile,*.mak}]
 indent_style = tab
 
-[COMMIT_EDITMSG]
+[{COMMIT_EDITMSG,EDIT_DESCRIPTION}]
 max_line_length = 72