diff --git a/lib/rouge/lexers/json5.rb b/lib/rouge/lexers/json5.rb
index 99185cf70c..0756f358cb 100644
--- a/lib/rouge/lexers/json5.rb
+++ b/lib/rouge/lexers/json5.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 module Rouge
   module Lexers
-    load_lexer 'javascript.rb'
+    load_lexer 'json.rb'
 
     class JSON5 < JSON
       title 'JSON 5'