diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index 8687dbd9..06f96c54 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# Default reviewers for all changes in entire repository,
+# unless a later match takes precedence
+*  @quic-vkraleti @ricardosalveti @sbanerjee-quic
+
 # Reviewers to be assigned for any changes in ci/ subdirectory
 ci/*  @quaresmajose @ricardosalveti @sbanerjee-quic
 
@@ -6,6 +10,3 @@ conf/*  @quic-vkraleti @ricardosalveti @sbanerjee-quic
 
 # Reviewers to be assigned for any changes in recipes-kernel/linux/ subdirectory
 recipes-kernel/linux/*  @NainaMehtaQUIC @quic-vkraleti @sbanerjee-quic
-
-# Reviewers responsible for all changes in entire repository 
-*  @quic-vkraleti @ricardosalveti @sbanerjee-quic