diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index a420fde44b0..dd70df4cf43 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ repos:
         name: cudf-polars-ir-signatures
         description: 'Validate cudf-polars IR.do_evaluate signatures.'
         entry: ./ci/check_cudf_polars_ir.py
-        language: python
+        language: script
         files: ^python/cudf_polars/cudf_polars/(dsl/ir|experimental/(shuffle|io|sort))\.py$
         pass_filenames: true
         verbose: true