diff --git a/bin/loopy b/bin/loopy
index 5eebe15ecadf9e5a0fa42c9b350078d1fe74e682..ed8f0ff16e4e82b02b09da126660db1baaed4035 100644
--- a/bin/loopy
+++ b/bin/loopy
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ def main():
 
         kernels = [kernel]
 
-    elif args.lang == "floopy":
+    elif args.lang in ["fortran", "floopy"]:
         pre_transform_code = None
         if args.transform:
             with open(args.transform, "r") as xform_fd: