diff --git a/runtime/queries/go/highlights.scm b/runtime/queries/go/highlights.scm
index 485b5cb8d..0d65eb16f 100644
--- a/runtime/queries/go/highlights.scm
+++ b/runtime/queries/go/highlights.scm
@@ -180,9 +180,10 @@
 [
   (interpreted_string_literal)
   (raw_string_literal)
-  (rune_literal)
 ] @string
 
+(rune_literal) @constant.character
+
 (escape_sequence) @constant.character.escape
 
 [