diff --git a/crates/languages/src/c/highlights.scm b/crates/languages/src/c/highlights.scm
index 0ba43f2f7c6422271d476ba415bea5a42beb9c41..e426bd4f9048a96c09aef297f95c420c9ec21458 100644
--- a/crates/languages/src/c/highlights.scm
+++ b/crates/languages/src/c/highlights.scm
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
   "#ifndef"
   "#include"
   (preproc_directive)
-] @keyword.directive
+] @preproc
 
 [
   "="
diff --git a/crates/languages/src/cpp/highlights.scm b/crates/languages/src/cpp/highlights.scm
index 234605409c16a97fa07f126cb79dbd3a1043202d..dbb79e69b04e351ca231b45b21507e305b2cabf5 100644
--- a/crates/languages/src/cpp/highlights.scm
+++ b/crates/languages/src/cpp/highlights.scm
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ type: (primitive_type) @type.builtin
   "#ifndef"
   "#include"
   (preproc_directive)
-] @keyword.directive
+] @preproc
 
 (comment) @comment