diff --git a/crates/ra_ide_api/src/snapshots/highlighting.html b/crates/ra_ide_api/src/snapshots/highlighting.html
index ae30ebba383d..b39c4d3717a7 100644
--- a/crates/ra_ide_api/src/snapshots/highlighting.html
+++ b/crates/ra_ide_api/src/snapshots/highlighting.html
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ pre                 { color: #DCDCCC; background: #3F3F3F; font-size: 22px; padd
 .keyword\.unsafe   { color: #DFAF8F; }
 .keyword\.control  { color: #F0DFAF; font-weight: bold; }
 </style>
-<pre><code><span class="attribute">#</span><span class="attribute">[</span><span class="attribute text">derive</span><span class="attribute">(</span><span class="attribute">Clone</span><span class="attribute">,</span><span class="attribute"> </span><span class="attribute">Debug</span><span class="attribute">)</span><span class="attribute">]</span>
+<pre><code><span class="attribute">#</span><span class="attribute">[</span><span class="attribute">derive</span><span class="attribute">(</span><span class="attribute">Clone</span><span class="attribute">,</span><span class="attribute"> </span><span class="attribute">Debug</span><span class="attribute">)</span><span class="attribute">]</span>
 <span class="keyword">struct</span> <span class="type">Foo</span> {
     <span class="keyword">pub</span> <span class="field">x</span>: <span class="type">i32</span>,
     <span class="keyword">pub</span> <span class="field">y</span>: <span class="type">i32</span>,
diff --git a/crates/ra_ide_api/src/syntax_highlighting.rs b/crates/ra_ide_api/src/syntax_highlighting.rs
index 9ae2dc0610e5..1d290387c418 100644
--- a/crates/ra_ide_api/src/syntax_highlighting.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_ide_api/src/syntax_highlighting.rs
@@ -97,6 +97,9 @@ pub(crate) fn highlight(db: &RootDatabase, file_id: FileId) -> Vec<HighlightedRa
             STRING | RAW_STRING | RAW_BYTE_STRING | BYTE_STRING => "string",
             ATTR => "attribute",
             NAME_REF => {
+                if node.ancestors().any(|it| it.kind() == ATTR) {
+                    continue;
+                }
                 if let Some(name_ref) = node.as_node().cloned().and_then(ast::NameRef::cast) {
                     // FIXME: try to reuse the SourceAnalyzers
                     let analyzer = hir::SourceAnalyzer::new(db, file_id, name_ref.syntax(), None);