diff --git a/lua/tokyonight/theme.lua b/lua/tokyonight/theme.lua
index 9b4a4d2..952c39f 100644
--- a/lua/tokyonight/theme.lua
+++ b/lua/tokyonight/theme.lua
@@ -260,8 +260,9 @@ function M.setup()
     ["@lsp.type.namespace"] = { link = "@namespace" },
     ["@lsp.type.parameter"] = { link = "@parameter" },
     ["@lsp.type.property"] = { link = "@property" },
-    ["@lsp.type.variable"] = { link = "@variable" },
+    ["@lsp.type.variable"] = {}, -- use treesitter styles for regular variables
     ["@lsp.typemod.function.defaultLibrary"] = { link = "Special" },
+    ["@lsp.typemod.variable.defaultLibrary"] = { link = "@variable.builtin" },
     -- NOTE: maybe add these with distinct highlights?
     -- ["@lsp.typemod.variable.globalScope"] (global variables)