diff --git a/runtime/queries/fsharp/highlights.scm b/runtime/queries/fsharp/highlights.scm
index 16b969fb..ba70ea5c 100644
--- a/runtime/queries/fsharp/highlights.scm
+++ b/runtime/queries/fsharp/highlights.scm
@@ -376,8 +376,9 @@
   (unit) @function.call)
 
 ((_type
-  (long_identifier
-    (identifier) @type.builtin))
+  (simple_type
+    (long_identifier
+      (identifier) @type.builtin)))
   (#any-of? @type.builtin
     "bool" "byte" "sbyte" "int16" "uint16" "int" "uint" "int64" "uint64" "nativeint" "unativeint"
     "decimal" "float" "double" "float32" "single" "char" "string" "unit"))
@@ -401,8 +402,9 @@
   (attributes
     (attribute
       (_type
-        (long_identifier
-          (identifier) @attribute))))
+        (simple_type
+          (long_identifier
+            (identifier) @attribute)))))
   (function_or_value_defn
     (value_declaration_left
       .