diff --git a/queries/c/highlights.scm b/queries/c/highlights.scm
index e37676e38..f1fb6dd1b 100644
--- a/queries/c/highlights.scm
+++ b/queries/c/highlights.scm
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@
   "_unaligned"
   "__unaligned"
   "__declspec"
+  (attribute_declaration)
 ] @attribute
 
 (ERROR) @error
diff --git a/queries/cpp/highlights.scm b/queries/cpp/highlights.scm
index d29c34af3..ac0487992 100644
--- a/queries/cpp/highlights.scm
+++ b/queries/cpp/highlights.scm
@@ -178,6 +178,4 @@
 
 "::" @punctuation.delimiter
 
-(attribute_declaration) @attribute
-
 (literal_suffix) @operator