diff --git a/pkgs/tools/X11/xbindkeys-config/.editorconfig b/pkgs/tools/X11/xbindkeys-config/.editorconfig
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..40706d3ac28e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/X11/xbindkeys-config/.editorconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[xbindkeys-config.1]
+trim_trailing_whitespace = unset