diff --git a/lib/linguist/languages.yml b/lib/linguist/languages.yml
index c737bec3..f23c350f 100644
--- a/lib/linguist/languages.yml
+++ b/lib/linguist/languages.yml
@@ -782,6 +782,7 @@ JSON:
   - .sublime-settings
   - .sublime-workspace
   filenames:
+  - .jshintrc
   - composer.lock
 
 Jade: