diff --git a/runtime/queries/arduino/injections.scm b/runtime/queries/arduino/injections.scm
index 6ccfef83f..b617fdc56 100644
--- a/runtime/queries/arduino/injections.scm
+++ b/runtime/queries/arduino/injections.scm
@@ -1,5 +1 @@
-((preproc_arg) @injection.content
- (#set! injection.language "arduino"))
-
-((comment) @injection.content 
- (#set! injection.language "comment"))
+; inherits: cpp
diff --git a/runtime/queries/c/injections.scm b/runtime/queries/c/injections.scm
index 6b1fc3522..310cde06e 100644
--- a/runtime/queries/c/injections.scm
+++ b/runtime/queries/c/injections.scm
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ((preproc_arg) @injection.content
- (#set! injection.language "c"))
+ (#set! injection.self))
 
 ((comment) @injection.content
  (#set! injection.language "comment"))
diff --git a/runtime/queries/cpp/injections.scm b/runtime/queries/cpp/injections.scm
index 75f851367..d8186a358 100644
--- a/runtime/queries/cpp/injections.scm
+++ b/runtime/queries/cpp/injections.scm
@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
-((preproc_arg) @injection.content
- (#set! injection.language "cpp"))
-
-((comment) @injection.content 
- (#set! injection.language "comment"))
+; inherits: c
 
 ((comment) @injection.content
   (#lua-match? @injection.content "/[*][!<*][^a-zA-Z]")
diff --git a/runtime/queries/cuda/injections.scm b/runtime/queries/cuda/injections.scm
index 82aac968e..b617fdc56 100644
--- a/runtime/queries/cuda/injections.scm
+++ b/runtime/queries/cuda/injections.scm
@@ -1,5 +1 @@
-((preproc_arg) @injection.content
- (#set! injection.language "cuda"))
-
-((comment) @injection.content 
- (#set! injection.language "comment"))
+; inherits: cpp
diff --git a/runtime/queries/glsl/injections.scm b/runtime/queries/glsl/injections.scm
index 57b24fed5..a5a5208ca 100644
--- a/runtime/queries/glsl/injections.scm
+++ b/runtime/queries/glsl/injections.scm
@@ -1,5 +1 @@
-((preproc_arg) @injection.content
- (#set! injection.language "glsl"))
-
-((comment) @injection.content 
- (#set! injection.language "comment"))
+; inherits: c
diff --git a/runtime/queries/hlsl/injections.scm b/runtime/queries/hlsl/injections.scm
index 29222ee01..b617fdc56 100644
--- a/runtime/queries/hlsl/injections.scm
+++ b/runtime/queries/hlsl/injections.scm
@@ -1,5 +1 @@
-((preproc_arg) @injection.content
- (#set! injection.language "hlsl"))
-
-((comment) @injection.content
- (#set! injection.language "comment"))
+; inherits: cpp