diff --git a/.github/codeql/codeql-config.yml b/.github/codeql/codeql-config.yml
index 20b06dcc47..91f82b842b 100644
--- a/.github/codeql/codeql-config.yml
+++ b/.github/codeql/codeql-config.yml
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
 name: "CodeQL config for the Ruby language"
+
+languages: cpp
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index a2131ef56d..19ad77d393 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ jobs:
     - name: Initialize CodeQL
       uses: github/codeql-action/init@v1
       with:
-        languages: cpp
         config-file: ./.github/codeql/codeql-config.yml
 
     - name: Autobuild