diff --git a/runtime/queries/rifleconf/highlights.scm b/runtime/queries/rifleconf/highlights.scm
index f594488ab..2ac837a3e 100644
--- a/runtime/queries/rifleconf/highlights.scm
+++ b/runtime/queries/rifleconf/highlights.scm
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@
 
 ; mark the string values for items interpreted as regex as string.regexp
 (binary_condition_expression
-  (binary_condition_identifier) @keyword
+  (binary_condition_identifier) @_keyword
   (identifier) @string.regexp
-  (#any-of? @keyword "match" "ext" "mime" "name" "path"))
+  (#any-of? @_keyword "match" "ext" "mime" "name" "path"))
 
 (binary_condition_identifier) @keyword