diff --git a/queries/elvish/highlights.scm b/queries/elvish/highlights.scm
index c00f9cb18..ab0ce8c1b 100644
--- a/queries/elvish/highlights.scm
+++ b/queries/elvish/highlights.scm
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 [
  "+" "-" "*" "/" "%" "<" "<=""==" "!=" ">"
  ">=" "<s" "<=s" "==s" "!=s" ">s" ">=s"
-] @operator
+] @function.builtin
 
 [">" "<" ">>" "<>" "|"] @operator