diff --git a/queries/jsdoc/highlights.scm b/queries/jsdoc/highlights.scm
index c6459efb7..08953a062 100644
--- a/queries/jsdoc/highlights.scm
+++ b/queries/jsdoc/highlights.scm
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   "~"
 ] @punctuation.delimiter
 
-(identifier) @variable
+(identifier) @variable @nospell
 
 (tag
   (tag_name) @_name