Index: clang/lib/Format/Format.cpp
===================================================================
--- clang/lib/Format/Format.cpp
+++ clang/lib/Format/Format.cpp
@@ -3324,6 +3324,16 @@
 
   auto dropDiagnosticHandler = [](const llvm::SMDiagnostic &, void *) {};
 
+  auto applyChildFormatTexts = [&](FormatStyle *Style) {
+    for (const auto &MemBuf : llvm::reverse(ChildFormatTextToApply)) {
+      auto EC = parseConfiguration(*MemBuf, Style, AllowUnknownOptions,
+                                   dropDiagnosticHandler);
+      // It was already correctly parsed.
+      assert(!EC);
+      static_cast<void>(EC);
+    }
+  };
+
   for (StringRef Directory = Path; !Directory.empty();
        Directory = llvm::sys::path::parent_path(Directory)) {
 
@@ -3363,14 +3373,7 @@
             return Style;
 
           LLVM_DEBUG(llvm::dbgs() << "Applying child configurations\n");
-
-          for (const auto &MemBuf : llvm::reverse(ChildFormatTextToApply)) {
-            auto Ec = parseConfiguration(*MemBuf, &Style, AllowUnknownOptions,
-                                         dropDiagnosticHandler);
-            // It was already correctly parsed.
-            assert(!Ec);
-            static_cast<void>(Ec);
-          }
+          applyChildFormatTexts(&Style);
 
           return Style;
         }
@@ -3396,17 +3399,9 @@
                              UnsuitableConfigFiles);
 
   if (!ChildFormatTextToApply.empty()) {
-    assert(ChildFormatTextToApply.size() == 1);
-
     LLVM_DEBUG(llvm::dbgs()
-               << "Applying child configuration on fallback style\n");
-
-    auto Ec =
-        parseConfiguration(*ChildFormatTextToApply.front(), &FallbackStyle,
-                           AllowUnknownOptions, dropDiagnosticHandler);
-    // It was already correctly parsed.
-    assert(!Ec);
-    static_cast<void>(Ec);
+               << "Applying child configurations on fallback style\n");
+    applyChildFormatTexts(&FallbackStyle);
   }
 
   return FallbackStyle;
Index: clang/unittests/Format/FormatTest.cpp
===================================================================
--- clang/unittests/Format/FormatTest.cpp
+++ clang/unittests/Format/FormatTest.cpp
@@ -21480,8 +21480,8 @@
   ASSERT_TRUE((bool)StyleTd);
   ASSERT_EQ(*StyleTd, getLLVMStyle(FormatStyle::LK_TableGen));
 
-  // Test 9.1: overwriting a file style, when parent no file exists with no
-  // fallback style
+  // Test 9.1.1: overwriting a file style, when no parent file exists with no
+  // fallback style.
   ASSERT_TRUE(FS.addFile(
       "/e/sub/.clang-format", 0,
       llvm::MemoryBuffer::getMemBuffer("BasedOnStyle: InheritParentConfig\n"
@@ -21496,6 +21496,25 @@
     return Style;
   }());
 
+  // Test 9.1.2: propagate more than one level with no parent file.
+  ASSERT_TRUE(FS.addFile("/e/sub/sub/code.cpp", 0,
+                         llvm::MemoryBuffer::getMemBuffer("int i;")));
+  ASSERT_TRUE(FS.addFile("/e/sub/sub/.clang-format", 0,
+                         llvm::MemoryBuffer::getMemBuffer(
+                             "BasedOnStyle: InheritParentConfig\n"
+                             "WhitespaceSensitiveMacros: ['FOO', 'BAR']")));
+  std::vector<std::string> NonDefaultWhiteSpaceMacros{"FOO", "BAR"};
+
+  ASSERT_NE(Style9->WhitespaceSensitiveMacros, NonDefaultWhiteSpaceMacros);
+  Style9 = getStyle("file", "/e/sub/sub/code.cpp", "none", "", &FS);
+  ASSERT_TRUE(static_cast<bool>(Style9));
+  ASSERT_EQ(*Style9, [&NonDefaultWhiteSpaceMacros] {
+    auto Style = getNoStyle();
+    Style.ColumnLimit = 20;
+    Style.WhitespaceSensitiveMacros = NonDefaultWhiteSpaceMacros;
+    return Style;
+  }());
+
   // Test 9.2: with LLVM fallback style
   Style9 = getStyle("file", "/e/sub/code.cpp", "LLVM", "", &FS);
   ASSERT_TRUE(static_cast<bool>(Style9));
@@ -21519,15 +21538,7 @@
     return Style;
   }());
 
-  // Test 9.4: propagate more than one level
-  ASSERT_TRUE(FS.addFile("/e/sub/sub/code.cpp", 0,
-                         llvm::MemoryBuffer::getMemBuffer("int i;")));
-  ASSERT_TRUE(FS.addFile("/e/sub/sub/.clang-format", 0,
-                         llvm::MemoryBuffer::getMemBuffer(
-                             "BasedOnStyle: InheritParentConfig\n"
-                             "WhitespaceSensitiveMacros: ['FOO', 'BAR']")));
-  std::vector<std::string> NonDefaultWhiteSpaceMacros{"FOO", "BAR"};
-
+  // Test 9.4: propagate more than one level with a parent file.
   const auto SubSubStyle = [&NonDefaultWhiteSpaceMacros] {
     auto Style = getGoogleStyle();
     Style.ColumnLimit = 20;