diff --git a/crates/zed/src/languages/cpp/highlights.scm b/crates/zed/src/languages/cpp/highlights.scm
index d579d70187..2dd9188308 100644
--- a/crates/zed/src/languages/cpp/highlights.scm
+++ b/crates/zed/src/languages/cpp/highlights.scm
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+(identifier) @variable
+
 (call_expression
   function: (qualified_identifier
     name: (identifier) @function))
@@ -34,8 +36,6 @@
 (auto) @type
 (type_identifier) @type
 
-(identifier) @variable
-
 ((identifier) @constant
  (#match? @constant "^[A-Z][A-Z\\d_]*$"))