diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index 117da4aabab..f8ada87a7ee 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -84,4 +84,4 @@ CONTRIBUTING.md @nodejs/tsc
 CPP_STYLE_GUIDE.md @nodejs/tsc
 GOVERNANCE.md @nodejs/tsc
 LICENSE @nodejs/tsc
-README.md @nodejs/tsc
+/README.md @nodejs/tsc