diff --git a/runtime/queries/edoc/highlights.scm b/runtime/queries/edoc/highlights.scm
index 3a309960f..4267cb9e0 100644
--- a/runtime/queries/edoc/highlights.scm
+++ b/runtime/queries/edoc/highlights.scm
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@
 ; could be @constant.numeric.integer but this looks similar to a capture
 (arity) @operator
 
-[":" "/"] @operator
-["(" ")"] @punctuation.delimiter
-["{" "}"] @function.macro
+(expression [":" "/"] @operator)
+(expression ["(" ")"] @punctuation.delimiter)
+(macro ["{" "}"] @function.macro)
 
 [
   (quote_marker)