diff --git a/queries/rust/highlights.scm b/queries/rust/highlights.scm
index 66160d98c..4ca8e723d 100644
--- a/queries/rust/highlights.scm
+++ b/queries/rust/highlights.scm
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
 
 (lifetime (identifier) @label)
 
-(self) @keyword
+(self) @variable.builtin
 
 [
 "break"