diff --git a/lib/linguist/languages.yml b/lib/linguist/languages.yml
index 9060acaa..4b6b0884 100644
--- a/lib/linguist/languages.yml
+++ b/lib/linguist/languages.yml
@@ -1601,8 +1601,8 @@ Perl:
   ace_mode: perl
   color: "#0298c3"
   extensions:
-  - .cgi
   - .pl
+  - .cgi
   - .PL
   - .perl
   - .ph