diff --git a/lib/linguist/languages.yml b/lib/linguist/languages.yml
index a0f529f4..e70bbea0 100644
--- a/lib/linguist/languages.yml
+++ b/lib/linguist/languages.yml
@@ -947,6 +947,8 @@ Lua:
   extensions:
   - .nse
   - .rbxs
+  interpreters:
+  - lua
 
 M:
   type: programming