diff --git a/lib/linguist/languages.yml b/lib/linguist/languages.yml
index 05b45468..593358ec 100644
--- a/lib/linguist/languages.yml
+++ b/lib/linguist/languages.yml
@@ -727,6 +727,8 @@ Lua:
   - .nse
 
 Makefile:
+  aliases:
+  - make
   extensions:
   - .mak
   - .mk