diff --git a/lib/linguist/languages.yml b/lib/linguist/languages.yml
index 1ec009b4..7aec922c 100755
--- a/lib/linguist/languages.yml
+++ b/lib/linguist/languages.yml
@@ -2427,6 +2427,7 @@ Makefile:
   - Kbuild
   - Makefile
   - Makefile.am
+  - Makefile.boot
   - Makefile.frag
   - Makefile.in
   - Makefile.inc