diff --git a/languages.toml b/languages.toml
index 7b249fc6e7d2..c12c4e82df23 100644
--- a/languages.toml
+++ b/languages.toml
@@ -1087,6 +1087,7 @@ source = { git = "https://github.com/uyha/tree-sitter-cmake", rev = "6e51463ef30
 name = "make"
 scope = "source.make"
 file-types = ["Makefile", "makefile", "make", "mk"]
+shebangs = ["make", "gmake"]
 injection-regex = "(make|makefile|Makefile|mk)"
 roots = []
 comment-token = "#"