diff --git a/lua/nvim-treesitter/parsers.lua b/lua/nvim-treesitter/parsers.lua
index a9beebaf3..12c935034 100644
--- a/lua/nvim-treesitter/parsers.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-treesitter/parsers.lua
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ local function register_lang(lang, ft)
 end
 
 for ft, lang in pairs {
+  automake = "make",
   javascriptreact = "javascript",
   ecma = "javascript",
   jsx = "javascript",