diff --git a/lib/linguist/languages.yml b/lib/linguist/languages.yml
index 9c00504d..bb1150ba 100644
--- a/lib/linguist/languages.yml
+++ b/lib/linguist/languages.yml
@@ -1572,7 +1572,7 @@ Tea:
   primary_extension: .tea
 
 Textile:
-  type: markup
+  type: prose
   lexer: Text only
   ace_mode: textile
   wrap: true