diff --git a/lib/linguist/languages.yml b/lib/linguist/languages.yml
index 70302378..9b649012 100644
--- a/lib/linguist/languages.yml
+++ b/lib/linguist/languages.yml
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ DM:
   - byond
 
 DOT:
-  type: programming
+  type: data
   lexer: Text only
   primary_extension: .dot
   extensions: