diff --git a/lisp/doom-start.el b/lisp/doom-start.el
index 8e06d729d..67ca01b2d 100644
--- a/lisp/doom-start.el
+++ b/lisp/doom-start.el
@@ -150,7 +150,8 @@
 
 
 ;;; Support for Doom-specific file extensions
-(add-to-list 'auto-mode-alist '("/\\.doom\\(?:rc\\|project\\|module\\|profile\\)\\'" . emacs-lisp-mode))
+(add-to-list 'auto-mode-alist '("/\\.doom\\(?:project\\|module\\|profile\\)\\'" . lisp-data-mode))
+(add-to-list 'auto-mode-alist '("/\\.doomrc\\'" . emacs-lisp-mode))
 
 
 ;;