diff --git a/src/grammar-registry.js b/src/grammar-registry.js
index b2c4129f7..b316bdbb0 100644
--- a/src/grammar-registry.js
+++ b/src/grammar-registry.js
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ class GrammarRegistry {
     if (process.platform === 'win32') { filePath = filePath.replace(/\\/g, '/') }
 
     const pathComponents = filePath.toLowerCase().split(PATH_SPLIT_REGEX)
-    let pathScore = -1
+    let pathScore = 0
 
     let customFileTypes
     if (this.config.get('core.customFileTypes')) {