diff --git a/lib/linguist/languages.yml b/lib/linguist/languages.yml
index c580fcf2..b5650ede 100755
--- a/lib/linguist/languages.yml
+++ b/lib/linguist/languages.yml
@@ -2068,6 +2068,7 @@ Makefile:
   - .mak
   - .d
   - .mk
+  - .mkfile
   filenames:
   - GNUmakefile
   - Kbuild
@@ -2076,6 +2077,7 @@ Makefile:
   - Makefile.in
   - Makefile.inc
   - makefile
+  - mkfile
   interpreters:
   - make
   ace_mode: makefile
diff --git a/samples/Makefile/filenames/mkfile b/samples/Makefile/filenames/mkfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6860ff7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/Makefile/filenames/mkfile
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+GREETINGS=hello gday bonjour hola ola kaixo tag hoi konnichiwa nihao dobredan namaste salaam
+
+all:V:
+	mk greet.^($GREETINGS)
+	for(i in $GREETINGS)
+		mk $i
+
+greet.%: text-folder
+	/n/$printer $stem >[2=1]