diff --git a/lib/linguist/languages.yml b/lib/linguist/languages.yml
index 99d702e7..03fb9676 100644
--- a/lib/linguist/languages.yml
+++ b/lib/linguist/languages.yml
@@ -809,6 +809,7 @@ Idris:
 
 Inform 7:
   type: programming
+  lexer: Text only
   wrap: true
   primary_extension: .ni
   extensions: