diff --git a/.php-cs-fixer.dist.php b/.php-cs-fixer.dist.php
index de555ac6dc2..220660a44a3 100644
--- a/.php-cs-fixer.dist.php
+++ b/.php-cs-fixer.dist.php
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
         'return_type_declaration' => true,
         'static_lambda' => true,
 
-        'fully_qualified_strict_types' => true,
+        'fully_qualified_strict_types' => ['leading_backslash_in_global_namespace' => true],
         'no_leading_import_slash' => true,
         'no_unused_imports' => true,
         'ordered_imports' => true,