diff --git a/ackrc b/ackrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ff05813
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ackrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+--type-add=asm=.S
diff --git a/install.pl b/install.pl
index 45445e2..2d972a0 100755
--- a/install.pl
+++ b/install.pl
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ unless(eval {symlink('', ''); 1;}) {
 
 my %links = (
 	screenrc   => '.screenrc',
+	ackrc      => '.ackrc',
 	toprc      => '.toprc',
 	dir_colors => '.dir_colors',
 	lessfilter => '.lessfilter',