diff --git a/roles/distgit/files/cgitrc b/roles/distgit/files/cgitrc
index a84fe2d15b..fb1c5db7c7 100644
--- a/roles/distgit/files/cgitrc
+++ b/roles/distgit/files/cgitrc
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ mimetype.png=image/png
 mimetype.svg=image/svg+xml
 
 # Enable syntax highlighting (requires the highlight package)
-#source-filter=/usr/libexec/cgit/filters/syntax-highlighting.sh
+source-filter=/usr/libexec/cgit/filters/syntax-highlighting.sh
 #email-filter=lua:/usr/libexec/cgit/filters/email-libravatar-korg.lua