diff --git a/queries/c/highlights.scm b/queries/c/highlights.scm
index 9f227ad65..054430cff 100644
--- a/queries/c/highlights.scm
+++ b/queries/c/highlights.scm
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 ">=" @operator
 "!" @operator
 "||" @operator
-"?" @operator
+(conditional_expression [ "?" ":" ] @conditional)
 
 "-=" @operator
 "+=" @operator
@@ -110,4 +110,3 @@
   (identifier)) @parameter
 
 (ERROR) @error
-