diff --git a/autoload/ale/linter.vim b/autoload/ale/linter.vim
index 56cb7650..757e6a40 100644
--- a/autoload/ale/linter.vim
+++ b/autoload/ale/linter.vim
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ let s:linters = {}
 let s:default_ale_linter_aliases = {
 \   'zsh': 'sh',
 \   'csh': 'sh',
-\   'plaintex': 'tex'
+\   'plaintex': 'tex',
+\   'systemverilog': 'verilog',
 \}
 
 " Default linters to run for particular filetypes.