diff --git a/emacs/makefile b/emacs/makefile
index 1031e65..0747772 100644
--- a/emacs/makefile
+++ b/emacs/makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# -*- mode: makefile-gmake; -*-
 SRC_DIR    := $(shell dirname $(realpath $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST))))
 EMACSD     := ~/.emacs.d
 
diff --git a/git/makefile b/git/makefile
index 7e7ce86..b53cd09 100644
--- a/git/makefile
+++ b/git/makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# -*- mode: makefile-gmake; -*-
 SRC_DIR := $(shell dirname $(realpath $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST))))
 SOURCE :=  $(SRC_DIR)/gitconfig
 TARGET :=  ~/.gitconfig
diff --git a/jrnl/makefile b/jrnl/makefile
index 0abe284..1cc1a45 100644
--- a/jrnl/makefile
+++ b/jrnl/makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# -*- mode: makefile-gmake; -*-
 SRC := $(shell dirname $(realpath $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST))))
 
 include ../lib/shared.mk
diff --git a/lib/makefile b/lib/makefile
index 4d1e636..257e61d 100644
--- a/lib/makefile
+++ b/lib/makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-
+# -*- mode: makefile-gmake; -*-
 SRC_DIR := $(shell dirname $(realpath $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST))))
 GIT_HOOK_SRC = $(SRC_DIR)/post-merge
 GIT_HOOK_TARGET = $(abspath $(SRC_DIR)/..)/.git/hooks/post-merge
diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index d27d9a8..7853856 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# -*- mode: makefile-gmake; -*-
 SRC_DIR := $(shell dirname $(realpath $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST))))
 
 include lib/shared.mk
diff --git a/mako/makefile b/mako/makefile
index 5092465..499e83a 100644
--- a/mako/makefile
+++ b/mako/makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# -*- mode: makefile-gmake; -*-
 SRC := $(shell dirname $(realpath $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST))))
 
 include ../lib/shared.mk
diff --git a/rofi/makefile b/rofi/makefile
index 0f961a9..956f97d 100644
--- a/rofi/makefile
+++ b/rofi/makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# -*- mode: makefile-gmake; -*-
 SRC := $(shell dirname $(realpath $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST))))
 
 include ../lib/shared.mk
diff --git a/ssh/makefile b/ssh/makefile
index 85abdd0..9468803 100644
--- a/ssh/makefile
+++ b/ssh/makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
+# -*- mode: makefile-gmake; -*-
 SRC_DIR := $(shell dirname $(realpath $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST))))
+
 CONFIG_SRC :=  $(SRC_DIR)/config
 CONFIG_TRGT :=  ~/.ssh/config
 GIT_KEY := ~/.ssh/git.jpatrick.io
diff --git a/sway/makefile b/sway/makefile
index 370f8a3..42ee6f8 100644
--- a/sway/makefile
+++ b/sway/makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# -*- mode: makefile-gmake; -*-
 SRC := $(shell dirname $(realpath $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST))))
 
 include ../lib/shared.mk
diff --git a/tmux/makefile b/tmux/makefile
index d610033..1dcaa3d 100644
--- a/tmux/makefile
+++ b/tmux/makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
+# -*- mode: makefile-gmake; -*-
 SRC_DIR := $(shell dirname $(realpath $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST))))
+
 SOURCE :=  $(SRC_DIR)/tmux.conf
 TARGET :=  ~/.tmux.conf
 
diff --git a/tridactyl/makefile b/tridactyl/makefile
index cdfe0c7..e08a246 100644
--- a/tridactyl/makefile
+++ b/tridactyl/makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# -*- mode: makefile-gmake; -*-
 SRC_DIR    := $(shell dirname $(realpath $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST))))
 
 include ../lib/shared.mk
diff --git a/waybar/makefile b/waybar/makefile
index f34905e..5e70a54 100644
--- a/waybar/makefile
+++ b/waybar/makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# -*- mode: makefile-gmake; -*-
 SRC := $(shell dirname $(realpath $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST))))
 
 include ../lib/shared.mk
diff --git a/zsh/makefile b/zsh/makefile
index f249b5f..203bd2b 100644
--- a/zsh/makefile
+++ b/zsh/makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# -*- mode: makefile-gmake; -*-
 SRC := $(shell dirname $(realpath $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST))))
 
 include ../lib/shared.mk