diff --git a/lib/linguist/languages.yml b/lib/linguist/languages.yml
index c929cab0..454a439d 100644
--- a/lib/linguist/languages.yml
+++ b/lib/linguist/languages.yml
@@ -276,6 +276,7 @@ Emacs Lisp:
   lexer: Scheme
   aliases:
   - elisp
+  - emacs
   primary_extension: .el
   extensions:
   - .el