diff --git a/lib/linguist/languages.yml b/lib/linguist/languages.yml
index be081968aa..48194b8add 100755
--- a/lib/linguist/languages.yml
+++ b/lib/linguist/languages.yml
@@ -5304,11 +5304,11 @@ YANG:
   language_id: 408
 YARA:
   type: data
-  ace_mode: text
   extensions:
   - ".yar"
   - ".yara"
   tm_scope: source.yara
+  ace_mode: c_cpp
   language_id: 805122868
 Yacc:
   type: programming