diff --git a/plugins/editorconfig/src/org/editorconfig/language/psi/base/EditorConfigHeaderBase.kt b/plugins/editorconfig/src/org/editorconfig/language/psi/base/EditorConfigHeaderBase.kt
index 03e0c924b2b0..367c88f52773 100644
--- a/plugins/editorconfig/src/org/editorconfig/language/psi/base/EditorConfigHeaderBase.kt
+++ b/plugins/editorconfig/src/org/editorconfig/language/psi/base/EditorConfigHeaderBase.kt
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import org.editorconfig.language.util.EditorConfigPsiTreeUtil.containsErrors
 
 abstract class EditorConfigHeaderBase(node: ASTNode) : EditorConfigHeaderElementBase(node), EditorConfigHeader {
   final override fun isValidGlob(): Boolean {
+    if (header.textMatches("[")) return false
     if (containsErrors(header)) return false
     if (EditorConfigEmptyHeaderInspection.containsIssue(header)) return false
     if (EditorConfigNumerousWildcardsInspection.containsIssue(header)) return false