diff --git a/.githooks/pre-commit b/.githooks/pre-commit
index a454fdc..1232c3c 100755
--- a/.githooks/pre-commit
+++ b/.githooks/pre-commit
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ changed_scripts=$(git diff --cached --name-only --diff-filter=ACMR \
 if [[ -n "$changed_scripts" ]]; then
   while IFS= read -r script; do
     [[ -f "$script" ]] || continue
+    # Only lint scripts with a bash shebang. nomarchy-* is a name
+    # convention, not a language guarantee — at least one Python helper
+    # ships under the same prefix (nomarchy-haptic-touchpad).
+    head -1 "$script" | grep -qE '^#!.*\bbash\b' || continue
     if ! bash -n "$script"; then
       echo "pre-commit: bash syntax error in $script — aborting commit." >&2
       exit 1