diff --git a/doc/cljdoc.edn b/doc/cljdoc.edn
index 54a29ddc..3a59fa30 100644
--- a/doc/cljdoc.edn
+++ b/doc/cljdoc.edn
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
   fi.metosin/reitit-sieppari
   fi.metosin/reitit-pedestal
   fi.metosin/reitit-openapi]
+ ;; language autodetect is broken on the main reitit module since it has no source files
+ :cljdoc/languages ["clj" "cljs"]
  :cljdoc.doc/tree
  [["Introduction" {:file "doc/README.md"}]
   ["Basics" {}