diff --git a/internal/lsp/watcher/watcher.go b/internal/lsp/watcher/watcher.go
index 5bd016eebe413a17acca29ef628612825d40b923..7297ff71fa43a79a9a821ffda261220bab210ddc 100644
--- a/internal/lsp/watcher/watcher.go
+++ b/internal/lsp/watcher/watcher.go
@@ -606,6 +606,9 @@ func (w *WorkspaceWatcher) matchesPattern(path string, pattern protocol.GlobPatt
 		return fullPathMatch || baseNameMatch
 	}
 
+	if basePath == "" {
+		return false
+	}
 	// For relative patterns
 	basePath = protocol.DocumentUri(basePath).Path()
 	basePath = filepath.ToSlash(basePath)