diff --git a/modules/lang/emacs-lisp/autoload.el b/modules/lang/emacs-lisp/autoload.el
index 48dd9a7b9..545876d36 100644
--- a/modules/lang/emacs-lisp/autoload.el
+++ b/modules/lang/emacs-lisp/autoload.el
@@ -54,7 +54,9 @@ library/userland functions"
                             ((special-variable-p symbol)
                              (setq +emacs-lisp--face 'font-lock-variable-name-face))
                             ((and (fboundp symbol)
-                                  (eq (char-before (match-beginning 0)) ?\())
+                                  (eq (char-before (match-beginning 0)) ?\()
+                                  (not (memq (char-before (1- (match-beginning 0)))
+                                             (list ?\' ?\`))))
                              (let ((unaliased (indirect-function symbol)))
                                (unless (or (macrop unaliased)
                                            (special-form-p unaliased))