diff --git a/crates/language/src/target_language.rs b/crates/language/src/target_language.rs
index 3dd0852db..d74a0953a 100644
--- a/crates/language/src/target_language.rs
+++ b/crates/language/src/target_language.rs
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ impl PatternLanguage {
             "rs" => Some(Self::Rust),
             "rb" => Some(Self::Ruby),
             "sol" => Some(Self::Solidity),
-            "hcl" | "tf" => Some(Self::Hcl),
+            "hcl" | "tf" | "tfvars" => Some(Self::Hcl),
             "yaml" | "yml" => Some(Self::Yaml),
             "sql" => Some(Self::Sql),
             "vue" => Some(Self::Vue),