diff --git a/helix-core/src/indent.rs b/helix-core/src/indent.rs
index 83b2be946..ba02065c7 100644
--- a/helix-core/src/indent.rs
+++ b/helix-core/src/indent.rs
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ where
                 comment_token: None,
                 auto_format: false,
                 diagnostic_severity: Severity::Warning,
-                tree_sitter_library: None,
+                grammar: None,
                 language_server: None,
                 indent: Some(IndentationConfiguration {
                     tab_width: 4,
diff --git a/helix-core/src/syntax.rs b/helix-core/src/syntax.rs
index 0f7d224d3..038fbfddf 100644
--- a/helix-core/src/syntax.rs
+++ b/helix-core/src/syntax.rs
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ pub struct LanguageConfiguration {
     #[serde(default)]
     pub diagnostic_severity: Severity,
 
-    pub tree_sitter_library: Option<String>, // tree-sitter library name, defaults to language_id
+    pub grammar: Option<String>, // tree-sitter grammar name, defaults to language_id
 
     // content_regex
     #[serde(default, skip_serializing, deserialize_with = "deserialize_regex")]
@@ -444,9 +444,7 @@ impl LanguageConfiguration {
         } else {
             let language = get_language(
                 &crate::RUNTIME_DIR,
-                self.tree_sitter_library
-                    .as_deref()
-                    .unwrap_or(&self.language_id),
+                self.grammar.as_deref().unwrap_or(&self.language_id),
             )
             .map_err(|e| log::info!("{}", e))
             .ok()?;