diff --git a/lib/linguist/languages.yml b/lib/linguist/languages.yml
index e74341e6..9060acaa 100644
--- a/lib/linguist/languages.yml
+++ b/lib/linguist/languages.yml
@@ -1601,6 +1601,7 @@ Perl:
   ace_mode: perl
   color: "#0298c3"
   extensions:
+  - .cgi
   - .pl
   - .PL
   - .perl
@@ -1609,7 +1610,6 @@ Perl:
   - .pm
   - .pod
   - .psgi
-  - .cgi
   - .t
   interpreters:
   - perl