diff --git a/lib/linguist/languages.yml b/lib/linguist/languages.yml
index eb4897d1..1ca28260 100644
--- a/lib/linguist/languages.yml
+++ b/lib/linguist/languages.yml
@@ -495,6 +495,7 @@ Markdown:
   - .ron
 
 Matlab:
+  type: programming
   extensions:
   - .m
   - .matlab