diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index ec3cbbf3..d86df27f 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ repos:
         entry: env AMENT_CPPCHECK_ALLOW_SLOW_VERSIONS=1 ament_cppcheck
         language: system
         files: \.(h\+\+|h|hh|hxx|hpp|cuh|c|cc|cpp|cu|c\+\+|cxx|tpp|txx)$
+        args: ['--language=c++']
 
   - repo: local
     hooks: