diff --git a/lib/linguist/languages.yml b/lib/linguist/languages.yml
index cc97d249..63fdc5c6 100644
--- a/lib/linguist/languages.yml
+++ b/lib/linguist/languages.yml
@@ -770,7 +770,7 @@ Diff:
   ace_mode: diff
 
 DNS zone:
-  type: programming
+  type: data
   extensions:
   - .zone
   tm_scope: text.zone