diff --git a/lua/lspconfig/server_configurations/slint_lsp.lua b/lua/lspconfig/server_configurations/slint_lsp.lua
index e921cb68eb..bdd36597ba 100644
--- a/lua/lspconfig/server_configurations/slint_lsp.lua
+++ b/lua/lspconfig/server_configurations/slint_lsp.lua
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
+local util = require 'lspconfig.util'
+
 return {
   default_config = {
     cmd = { 'slint-lsp' },
     filetypes = { 'slint' },
+    root_dir = util.find_git_ancestor,
     single_file_support = true,
   },
   docs = {