diff --git a/queries/highlights.scm b/queries/highlights.scm
index 43d1397..6299d5b 100644
--- a/queries/highlights.scm
+++ b/queries/highlights.scm
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
   name: (identifier) @method)
 
 (parameters
-  name: (identifier) @variable.parameter)
+  name: (identifier) @parameter)
 ; }}}
 
 ; Declarations {{{
diff --git a/test/highlight/functions.tig b/test/highlight/functions.tig
index 802f394..1b210dd 100644
--- a/test/highlight/functions.tig
+++ b/test/highlight/functions.tig
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 primitive print(s: string)
 /*        ^ function */
-/*              ^ variable.parameter */
+/*              ^ parameter */
 
 function func(a: int) : int = (print("Hello World!"); a)
 /*       ^ function */
-/*            ^ variable.parameter */
+/*            ^ parameter */
 /*                             ^ function */
diff --git a/test/highlight/identifiers.tig b/test/highlight/identifiers.tig
index f177a5a..2d52edd 100644
--- a/test/highlight/identifiers.tig
+++ b/test/highlight/identifiers.tig
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ var array := int_array[12] of 27;
 /*           ^ type */
 
 primitive func(a: int, b: string) : array
-/*             ^ variable.parameter */
+/*             ^ parameter */
 /*                ^ type.builtin */
-/*                     ^ variable.parameter */
+/*                     ^ parameter */
 /*                        ^ type.builtin */
 /*                                  ^ type */