diff --git a/queries/c/highlights.scm b/queries/c/highlights.scm
index 930c89e39..0e7dddcd1 100644
--- a/queries/c/highlights.scm
+++ b/queries/c/highlights.scm
@@ -138,8 +138,8 @@
 (type_descriptor)
  ] @type
 
-(declaration type: [(identifier) (type_identifier)] @type)
-(cast_expression type: [(identifier) (type_identifier)] @type)
+(declaration (type_qualifier) @type)
+(cast_expression type: (type_descriptor) @type)
 (sizeof_expression value: (parenthesized_expression (identifier) @type))
 
 ((identifier) @constant