diff --git a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/reload.rs b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/reload.rs
index ffe234a5bc5..a81ecdf2081 100644
--- a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/reload.rs
+++ b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/reload.rs
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ impl GlobalState {
                 }
             },
         };
+
         let watch = match self.config.files.watcher {
             FilesWatcher::Client => vec![],
             FilesWatcher::Notify => project_folders.watch,
diff --git a/crates/vfs-notify/src/include.rs b/crates/vfs-notify/src/include.rs
index 72f92853699..59da3d77a10 100644
--- a/crates/vfs-notify/src/include.rs
+++ b/crates/vfs-notify/src/include.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 //! See `Include`.
-
 use std::convert::TryFrom;
 
 use globset::{Glob, GlobSet, GlobSetBuilder};
diff --git a/crates/vfs-notify/src/lib.rs b/crates/vfs-notify/src/lib.rs
index ee50355546b..6aaa53f6375 100644
--- a/crates/vfs-notify/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/vfs-notify/src/lib.rs
@@ -82,11 +82,13 @@ impl NotifyActor {
                 Event::Message(msg) => match msg {
                     Message::Config(config) => {
                         self.watcher = None;
-                        let (watcher_sender, watcher_receiver) = unbounded();
-                        let watcher = log_notify_error(Watcher::new_immediate(move |event| {
-                            watcher_sender.send(event).unwrap()
-                        }));
-                        self.watcher = watcher.map(|it| (it, watcher_receiver));
+                        if !config.watch.is_empty() {
+                            let (watcher_sender, watcher_receiver) = unbounded();
+                            let watcher = log_notify_error(Watcher::new_immediate(move |event| {
+                                watcher_sender.send(event).unwrap()
+                            }));
+                            self.watcher = watcher.map(|it| (it, watcher_receiver));
+                        }
 
                         let n_total = config.load.len();
                         self.send(loader::Message::Progress { n_total, n_done: 0 });