diff --git a/lib/linguist/languages.yml b/lib/linguist/languages.yml
index eb98d136..8f07c744 100644
--- a/lib/linguist/languages.yml
+++ b/lib/linguist/languages.yml
@@ -882,6 +882,7 @@ Julia:
 
 Kit:
   type: markup
+  lexer: html
   ace_mode: html
   primary_extension: .kit