diff --git a/modules/lang/sh/config.el b/modules/lang/sh/config.el
index 8948145d3..6a78ed628 100644
--- a/modules/lang/sh/config.el
+++ b/modules/lang/sh/config.el
@@ -33,12 +33,12 @@
   ;; 3. Fontify built-in/common commands (see `+sh-builtin-keywords')
   (font-lock-add-keywords
    'sh-mode `((+sh--match-variables-in-quotes
-               (1 'default prepend)
+               (1 'font-lock-constant-face prepend)
                (2 'font-lock-variable-name-face prepend))
               (+sh--match-command-subst-in-quotes
                (1 'sh-quoted-exec prepend))
               (,(regexp-opt +sh-builtin-keywords 'words)
-               (0 'font-lock-builtin-face append))))
+               (0 'font-lock-type-face append))))
 
   ;; autoclose backticks
   (sp-local-pair 'sh-mode "`" nil :unless '(sp-point-before-word-p sp-point-before-same-p))