diff --git a/lib/linguist/languages.yml b/lib/linguist/languages.yml
index e199d33f..34c8f5e3 100644
--- a/lib/linguist/languages.yml
+++ b/lib/linguist/languages.yml
@@ -1462,6 +1462,7 @@ MTML:
   tm_scope: text.html.basic
 
 Makefile:
+  type: programming
   aliases:
   - bsdmake
   - make