diff --git a/lib/linguist/languages.yml b/lib/linguist/languages.yml
index b14b371e..430fce67 100644
--- a/lib/linguist/languages.yml
+++ b/lib/linguist/languages.yml
@@ -887,6 +887,8 @@ Elixir:
   ace_mode: elixir
   filenames:
   - mix.lock
+  interpreters:
+  - elixir
 
 Elm:
   type: programming