diff --git a/lib/linguist/languages.yml b/lib/linguist/languages.yml
index d8fe0231..792409da 100644
--- a/lib/linguist/languages.yml
+++ b/lib/linguist/languages.yml
@@ -612,7 +612,8 @@ Haskell:
 
 Haxe:
   type: programming
-  ace_mode: haxe
+  lexer: haXe
+  ace_mode: haXe
   color: "#346d51"
   primary_extension: .hx
   extensions: