diff --git a/lua/lspconfig/server_configurations/elixirls.lua b/lua/lspconfig/server_configurations/elixirls.lua
index 1450b3e4af..8f56dbc140 100644
--- a/lua/lspconfig/server_configurations/elixirls.lua
+++ b/lua/lspconfig/server_configurations/elixirls.lua
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ return {
   default_config = {
     filetypes = { 'elixir', 'eelixir', 'heex', 'surface' },
     root_dir = function(fname)
-      return util.root_pattern('mix.exs', '.git')(fname) or vim.loop.os_homedir()
+      return util.find_git_ancestor(fname) or util.root_pattern("mix.exs")(fname) or vim.loop.os_homedir()
     end,
   },
   docs = {
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ require'lspconfig'.elixirls.setup{
 ```
 ]],
     default_config = {
-      root_dir = [[root_pattern("mix.exs", ".git") or vim.loop.os_homedir()]],
+      root_dir = [[util.find_git_ancestor(fname) or util.root_pattern("mix.exs")(fname) or vim.loop.os_homedir()]],
     },
   },
 }