diff --git a/config/nvim/ftdetect/make.lua b/config/nvim/ftdetect/make.lua
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+-- Filetype detection for Makefiles
+-- Eryn Wells <eryn@erynwells.me>
+
+vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd({"BufRead", "BufNewFile"}, {
+    pattern = "*.make",
+    command = "setfiletype make",
+})