diff --git a/client/syntaxes/bitbake.tmLanguage.json b/client/syntaxes/bitbake.tmLanguage.json
index 30031dc6..2c9e2094 100644
--- a/client/syntaxes/bitbake.tmLanguage.json
+++ b/client/syntaxes/bitbake.tmLanguage.json
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
                     "include": "#python-keywords"
                 },
                 {
-                    "match": "\\b(python|def)\\b(\\(?)",
+                    "match": "(?<=^|^fakeroot +)\\b(python|def)\\b",
                     "captures": {
                         "1": {
                             "name": "storage.type.function.python.bb"
diff --git a/client/test/grammars/test-cases/functions.bb b/client/test/grammars/test-cases/functions.bb
index 96b5842a..67022a32 100644
--- a/client/test/grammars/test-cases/functions.bb
+++ b/client/test/grammars/test-cases/functions.bb
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@
 >    else:
 >        return "dependency"
  
->python () {
-#^^^^^^ source.bb storage.type.function.python.bb - entity.name.function.python.bb
+python () {
+#<------ source.bb storage.type.function.python.bb - entity.name.function.python.bb
 >    if d.getVar('SOMEVAR') == 'value':
 #         ^^^^^^ source.bb entity.name.function.python.bb
 >      d.setVar('ANOTHERVAR', 'value2')
diff --git a/client/test/grammars/test-cases/keywords.bb b/client/test/grammars/test-cases/keywords.bb
index 106fd0b5..0843e023 100644
--- a/client/test/grammars/test-cases/keywords.bb
+++ b/client/test/grammars/test-cases/keywords.bb
@@ -30,15 +30,15 @@
 >INHERIT += "autotools pkgconfig"
 #^^^^^^^ source.bb keyword.control.bb
 
->fakeroot python foo3() {}
-#^^^^^^^^ source.bb keyword.control.bb
-#         ^^^^^^ source.bb storage.type.function.python.bb
+fakeroot python foo3() {}
+#<-------- source.bb keyword.control.bb
+#        ^^^^^^ source.bb storage.type.function.python.bb
 
->python (){}
-#^^^^^^ source.bb storage.type.function.python.bb
+python (){}
+#<------ source.bb storage.type.function.python.bb
 
 >inherit_defer foo2
 #^^^^^^^^^^^^^ source.bb keyword.control.bb
 
->python(){}
-#^^^^^^ source.bb storage.type.function.python.bb
\ No newline at end of file
+python(){}
+#<------ source.bb storage.type.function.python.bb
\ No newline at end of file