diff --git a/modules/lang/emacs-lisp/config.el b/modules/lang/emacs-lisp/config.el
index e2198019b..b1b798e1c 100644
--- a/modules/lang/emacs-lisp/config.el
+++ b/modules/lang/emacs-lisp/config.el
@@ -108,8 +108,7 @@ library/userland functions"
             ("Macros" "^\\s-*(\\(?:cl-\\)?def\\(?:ine-compile-macro\\|macro\\) +\\([^ )\n]+\\)" 1)
             ("Inline Functions" "\\s-*(\\(?:cl-\\)?defsubst +\\([^ )\n]+\\)" 1)
             ("Functions" "^\\s-*(\\(?:cl-\\)?def\\(?:un\\|un\\*\\|method\\|generic\\|-memoized!\\) +\\([^ ,)\n]+\\)" 1)
-            ("Variables" "^\\s-*(\\(def\\(?:c\\(?:onst\\(?:ant\\)?\\|ustom\\)\\|ine-symbol-macro\\|parameter\\)\\)\\s-+\\(\\(?:\\sw\\|\\s_\\|\\\\.\\)+\\)" 2)
-            ("Variables" "^\\s-*(defvar\\(?:-local\\)?\\s-+\\(\\(?:\\sw\\|\\s_\\|\\\\.\\)+\\)[[:space:]\n]+[^)]" 1)
+            ("Variables" "^\\s-*(\\(def\\(?:c\\(?:onst\\(?:ant\\)?\\|ustom\\)\\|ine-symbol-macro\\|parameter\\|var\\(?:-local\\)?\\)\\)\\s-+\\(\\(?:\\sw\\|\\s_\\|\\\\.\\)+\\)" 2)
             ("Types" "^\\s-*(\\(cl-def\\(?:struct\\|type\\)\\|def\\(?:class\\|face\\|group\\|ine-\\(?:condition\\|error\\|widget\\)\\|package\\|struct\\|t\\(?:\\(?:hem\\|yp\\)e\\)\\)\\)\\s-+'?\\(\\(?:\\sw\\|\\s_\\|\\\\.\\)+\\)" 2))))
 
   (defun +emacs-lisp|disable-flycheck-maybe ()